Railroad signal employees
For Railroad signal employees, cfr citation is 49 CFR 395.1(r); who qualifies is a signal employee, as defined in § 395.2 , who operates a commercial motor vehicle, is engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining signal systems; what it exempts from is The provisions of this part shall not apply; radius or condition is is employed by a railroad carrier or a contractor or subcontractor to a railroad carrier, while regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration; baseline limit (for context) is All of part 395, including the § 395.3 11-hour driving cap, 14-hour window and 60/70-hour limits, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-08-30.
- Exemption
- Railroad signal employees our reading
- CFR citation
- 49 CFR 395.1(r) our reading
- Who qualifies
- a signal employee, as defined in § 395.2 , who operates a commercial motor vehicle, is engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining signal systems verified
- What it exempts from
- The provisions of this part shall not apply verified
- Radius or condition
- is employed by a railroad carrier or a contractor or subcontractor to a railroad carrier, while regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration verified
- Baseline limit (for context)
- All of part 395, including the § 395.3 11-hour driving cap, 14-hour window and 60/70-hour limits. our reading
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What the source says
(r) Railroad signal employees. The provisions of this part shall not apply to a signal employee, as defined in § 395.2 , who operates a commercial motor vehicle, is engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining signal systems, is employed by a railroad carrier or a contractor or subcontractor to a railroad carrier, while regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-28
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-395/subpart-A/section-395.1