{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-236.207","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 236.207","heading":"Electric lock on hand-operated switch; control.","body":"Electric lock on hand-operated switch shall be controlled so that it cannot be unlocked until control circuits of signals governing movements over such switch have been opened. Approach or time locking shall be provided.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 236—RULES, STANDARDS, AND INSTRUCTIONS GOVERNING THE INSTALLATION, INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OF SIGNAL AND TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND APPLIANCES","Subpart B—Automatic Block Signal Systems"],"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":"7f1c6bbad40486e874ca72fdcd2c96546e176ae6a9ee664cad1cfa7c0d47a935","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-236.206","next":"us/49-cfr-236.301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}