{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-234.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 234.7","heading":"Accidents involving grade crossing signal failure.","body":"(a) Each railroad shall report to FRA every impact between on-track railroad equipment and an automobile, bus, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, farm vehicle, or pedestrian at a highway-rail grade crossing involving an activation failure. Notification shall be provided to the National Response Center within 24 hours of occurrence at (800) 424-0201. Complete reports shall thereafter be filed with FRA pursuant to § 234.9 of this part (activation failure report) and 49 CFR 225.11 (accident/ incident report).\n(b) Each telephone report must state the:\n(1) Name of the railroad;\n(2) Name, title, and telephone number of the individual making the report;\n(3) Time, date, and location of accident;\n(4) U. S. DOT-AAR Grade Crossing Identification Number;\n(5) Circumstances of the accident, including operating details of the grade crossing warning device;\n(6) Number of persons killed or injured, if any;\n(7) Maximum authorized train speed; and\n(8) Posted highway speed limit, if known.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 234—GRADE CROSSING SAFETY","Subpart B—Reports and Plans"],"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":"9c5a16713a577a46cedc332c1ad4a8aa1a8986b1ddf68c021cdd6897df34d6e8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-234.6","next":"us/49-cfr-234.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}