{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-236.560","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 236.560","heading":"Contact element, mechanical trip type; location with respect to rail.","body":"Contact element of automatic train stop device of the mechanical trip type shall be maintained at a height above the plane of the tops of the rails, and at a horizontal distance from the gage side of the rail, in accordance with specifications of the carrier.","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 E—Automatic Train Stop, Train Control and Cab 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":"14070c16e8b4f64b6c26b53743dee7e2637be447b597170171c48bfe539e8960","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-236.558-236.559","next":"us/49-cfr-236.561"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}