49 CFR 234.1 : Transportation (§ 1.1 To Parts 1581-1699) — (§ 200.1 To Parts 273-299) — Other Regulations Relating To Transportation (Continued) (§ 200.1 To Parts 273-299) — Federal Railroad Administration, Department Of Transportation (§ 200.1 To Parts 273-299) — Grade Crossing Safety (§ 234.1 To Appendix B To Part 234) — General (§ 234.1 To § 234.6) — Scope.

(a) This part prescribes minimum -

(1) Maintenance, inspection, and testing standards for highway-rail grade crossing warning systems;

(2) Standards for the reporting of failures of highway-rail grade crossing warning systems and for the actions that railroads must take when such systems malfunction;

(3) Requirements for particular identified States to develop State highway-rail grade crossing action plans;

(4) Requirements that certain railroads establish systems for receiving toll-free telephone calls reporting various unsafe conditions at highway-rail grade crossings and pathway grade crossings, and for taking certain actions in response to those calls; and

(5) Requirements for reporting to, and periodically updating information contained in, the U.S. DOT National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory for highway-rail and pathway crossings.

(b) This part does not restrict a railroad from adopting and enforcing additional or more stringent requirements not inconsistent with this part.