{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-236.818","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 236.818","heading":"Switch, facing point.","body":"A switch, the points of which face traffic approaching in the direction for which the track is signaled.","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 G—Definitions"],"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":"b1d7bcc4c5c47b19bed55ebe0c99b60b19d9c5c1813264a2bbb0c6cd2ae8330d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-236.817","next":"us/49-cfr-236.819"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}