Railroad Operating Rules

The collection of information associated with CFR parts 217 and 218, Railroad Operating Rules and Practices, requires railroads to file with FRA copies of their operating rules, timetables, timetable special instructions, and subsequent amendments. The regulations also require railroads to retain copies of these documents at their systems headquarters and make these documents available to FRA upon request. FRA is requiring the installation of inward and outward-facing locomotive image recording devices on all lead locomotives in passenger trains, as required by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). In general, this final rule requires that these devices record while a lead locomotive is in motion and retain the data in a crashworthy memory module. This collection of information involves both reporting and recordkeeping requirements. The collection frequency of the required information occurs on an occasional basis as well as annually.

The latest form for Railroad Operating Rules expires 2027-01-31 and can be found here.