{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-222.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 222.5","heading":"What railroads does this regulation apply to?","body":"This part applies to all railroads except:\n(a) A railroad that exclusively operates freight trains only on track which is not part of the general railroad system of transportation;\n(b) Passenger railroads that operate only on track which is not part of the general railroad system of transportation and that operate at a maximum speed of 15 miles per hour over public highway-rail grade crossings; and\n(c) Rapid transit operations within an urban area that are not connected to the general railroad system of transportation. See 49 CFR part 209, appendix A for the definitive statement of the meaning of the preceding sentence.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 222—USE OF LOCOMOTIVE HORNS AT PUBLIC HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"4affd8f1a8389cbf2f7458c12ac464265e3950b1a39a0055088431b07aecfaed","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-222.3","next":"us/49-cfr-222.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}