Texas Administrative Code
Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION
Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 7 - RAIL FACILITIES
Subchapter D - RAIL SAFETY
Section 7.32 - Filing Requirements

Universal Citation: 43 TX Admin Code § 7.32

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

(a) A railroad shall file with the department:

(1) the name, address, and telephone number of the principal operating officer in Texas;

(2) a primary and secondary telephone number, which are manned 24 hours per day, for the railroad dispatcher or supervisor responsible for train operations in Texas.

(b) When the department makes a written request, a railroad shall file with the department:

(1) its code of operating rules, timetables, and timetable special instructions as follows:
(A) the operating rules, timetables, and timetable special instructions; and

(B) each amendment to the railroad's code of operating rules, each new timetable, and each new timetable special instruction;

(2) a copy of monthly reports of excess service filed with the FRA under 49 C.F.R. § 228.19;

(3) a copy of its program for periodic conduct of operational tests and inspections filed with the FRA under 49 C.F.R. § 217.9;

(4) a copy of its program for periodic instruction of its employees filed with the FRA under 49 C.F.R. § 217.11; and

(5) a copy of its program for engineer certification filed with the FRA under 49 C.F.R. Part 240.

(c) Filings required by subsection (b)(1)-(5) of this section may include only information pertaining to railroad operations conducted in the state of Texas.

(d) It is preferred that filings required by this subsection be made using electronic digital media format.

(e) Filings required by this section shall be submitted to: Rail Division, Texas Department of Transportation, 125 East 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701.

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