{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-299.503","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 299.503","heading":"Operating rules; filing and recordkeeping.","body":"(a) Prior to commencing operations, the railroad shall develop a code of operating rules, timetables, and timetable special instructions. The initial code of operating rules, timetables, and timetable special instructions shall be based on practices and procedures proven on the Tokaido Shinkansen system.\n(b) The railroad shall keep one copy of its current code of operating rules, timetables, timetable special instruction, at its system headquarters, and shall make them available to FRA for inspection and copying during normal business hours. If the railroad elects to maintain an electronic record, the railroad must satisfy the conditions listed in § 299.11.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 299—TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD HIGH-SPEED RAIL SAFETY STANDARDS","Subpart E—Operating Rules"],"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":"60a895859b285010586d01a39f898c662a99f1c26b0b583f88643d6399900490","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-299.501","next":"us/49-cfr-299.505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}