Federal Railroad Administration, DOT Pt. 234, App.

§ 234.265 Timing relays and timing de- (3) One hundred percent by the end of
vices. calendar year 1998.
Each timing relay and timing device
shall be tested at least once every § 234.269 Cut-out circuits.
twelve months. The timing shall be Each cut-out circuit shall be tested
maintained at not less than 90 percent at least once every three months to de-
nor more than 110 percent of the 41 pre- termine that the circuit functions as
determined time interval. The pre- intended. For purposes of this section,
determined time interval shall be a cut-out circuit is any circuit which
shown on the plans or marked on the overrides the operation of automatic
timing relay or timing device. Timing warning systems. This includes both
devices which perform internal func- switch cut-out circuits and devices
tions associated with motion detectors, which enable personnel to manually
motion sensors, and grade crossing pre- override the operation of automatic
dictors are not subject to the require- warning systems.
ments of this section.
§ 234.271 Insulated rail joints, bond
§ 234.267 Insulation resistance tests, wires, and track connections.
wires in trunking and cables.
Insulated rail joints, bond wires, and
(a) Insulation resistance tests shall track connections shall be inspected at
be made when wires or cables are in- least once every three months.
stalled and at least once every ten
years thereafter. § 234.273 Results of inspections and
(b) Insulation resistance tests shall tests.
be made between all conductors and
(a) Results of inspections and tests
ground, between conductors in each
multiple conductor cable, and between made in compliance with this part
conductors in trunking. Insulation re- shall be recorded on forms provided by
sistance tests shall be performed when the railroad, or by electronic means,
wires, cables, and insulation are dry. subject to approval by the Associate
(c) Subject to paragraph (d) of this Administrator for Safety. Each record
section, when insulation resistance of shall show the name of the railroad,
wire or cable is found to be less than AAR/DOT inventory number, place and
500,000 ohms, prompt action shall be date, equipment tested, results of tests,
taken to repair or replace the defective repairs, replacements, adjustments
wire or cable. Until such defective wire made, and condition in which the appa-
or cable is replaced, insulation resist- ratus was left.
ance tests shall be made annually. (b) Each record shall be signed or
(d) A circuit with a conductor having electronically coded by the employee
an insulation resistance of less than making the test and shall be filed in
200,000 ohms shall not be used. the office of a supervisory official hav-
(e) Required insulation resistance ing jurisdiction. Records required to be
testing that does not conform to the kept shall be made available to FRA as
required testing schedule of this sec- provided by 49 U.S.C. 20107 (formerly
tion shall be completed in accordance § 208 of the Federal Railroad Safety Act
with the following schedule: of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 437)).
(1) Not less than 50% by the end of (c) Each record shall be retained
calendar year 1996; until the next record for that test is
(2) Not less than a total of 75% by the filed but in no case for less than one
end of calendar year 1997; and year from the date of the test.

APPENDIX A TO PART 234—SCHEDULE OF CIVIL PENALTIES 1

Section Violation Willful

violation

Subpart B—Reports
234.7 Accidents involving grade crossing signal failure ..................................................................... $5,000 $7,500
234.9 Grade crossing signal system failure reports ........................................................................... 2,500 5,000

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