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Title 49 - TRANSPORTATIONSubtitle B - OTHER REGULATIONS RELATING TO TRANSPORTATIONChapter II - FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONPart 236 - RULES, STANDARDS, AND INSTRUCTIONS GOVERNING THE INSTALLATION, INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OF SIGNAL AND TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND APPLIANCESSubpart E - AUTOMATIC TRAIN STOP, TRAIN CONTROL AND CAB SIGNAL SYSTEMS
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Section 236.502 - Automatic brake application, initiation by restrictive block conditions stopping distance in advance

49 C.F.R. § 236.502

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Section 236.502 - Automatic brake application, initiation by restrictive block conditions stopping distance in advance

An automatic train-stop or train-control system shall operate to initiate an automatic brake application at least stopping distance from the entrance to a block, wherein any condition described in § 236.205 obtains, and at each main track signal requiring a reduction in speed.

49 C.F.R. §236.502