49 C.F.R. § 213.53

Gage

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(a) Gage is measured between the heads of the rails at right-angles to the rails in a plane five-eighths of an inch below the top of the rail head.

(b) Gage shall be within the limits prescribed in the following table—

Class of track	The gage must be at least—	But not more than—
Excepted track	N/A	4′10¹⁄₄″.
Class 1 track	4′8″	4′10″.
Class 2 and 3 track	4′8″	4′9³⁄₄″.
Class 4 and 5 track	4′8″	4′9¹⁄₂″.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1986–2019 · leading case: Robert Zimmerman v. Norfolk S. Corp., 706 F.3d 170 (3rd Cir. 2013).

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Robert Zimmerman v. Norfolk S. Corp., 706 F.3d 170 (3rd Cir. 2013). · cites it 2× “109 (requiring more crossties for higher track classes), 213.121 (noting that rail joints must ―be of a structurally sound design‖).”

Murphy v. Town of Darien, 210 A.3d 56 (Conn. 2019). · cites it 2× “9 (2012) (setting speed **255 limits for trains operating on each class of track); 49 C.F.R. § 213.53 (2012) (measuring gage of track); 49 C.”

S. Pac. Transp. Co. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 647 F. Supp. 1220 (N.D. Cal. 1986). “49 C.F.R. § 213.53 (1985). But they do not establish requirements for the distance between tracks.”

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