{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-236.601","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 236.601","heading":"Signals controlled by devices; location.","body":"Signals controlled by devices used to provide protection against unusual contingencies, such as landslides, dragging equipment, burned bridges or trestles and washouts shall be located so that stopping distance will be provided between the signal and the point where it is necessary to stop the train.","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 F—Dragging Equipment and Slide Detectors and Other Similar Protective Devices"],"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":"3818667e4887d39ccc523e3a3c1b34b72f3612f728fcb527fa57a9124d1f8479","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-236.590","next":"us/49-cfr-236.700"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}