# 49 CFR § 218.3: Application

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.3

## Section

- **Citation:** 49 CFR § 218.3
- **Heading:** Application
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 49—Transportation > Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION > PART 218—RAILROAD OPERATING PRACTICES > Subpart A—General

## Text

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, this part applies to railroads that operate rolling equipment on standard gage track which is part of the general railroad system of transportation.
(b) This part does not apply to—
(1) A railroad that operates only on track inside an installation which is not part of the general railroad system of transportation, or
(2) Rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected with the general railroad system of transportation.
[44 FR 2175, Jan. 10, 1979, as amended at 53 FR 28599, July 28, 1988]

## Nearby sections

- [49 CFR § 218.1 § 218.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.1.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.3 § 218.3 Application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.3.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.4 § 218.4 Preemptive effect.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.4.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.5 § 218.5 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.5.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.7 § 218.7 Waivers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.7.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.9 § 218.9 Civil penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.9.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.11 § 218.11 Filing, testing, and instruction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.11.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.21 § 218.21 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.21.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.22 § 218.22 Utility employee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.22.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.23 § 218.23 Blue signal display.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.23.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.24 § 218.24 One-person crew.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.24.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.25 § 218.25 Workers on a main track.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.25.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.27 § 218.27 Workers on track other than main track.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.27.md)
- [49 CFR § 218.29 § 218.29 Alternate methods of protection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-49-218.29.md)

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