49 C.F.R. § 222.1
What is the purpose of this regulation?
The purpose of this part is to provide for safety at public highway-rail grade crossings by requiring locomotive horn use at public highway-rail grade crossings except in quiet zones established and maintained in accordance with this part.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2026 · leading case: Driesen v. Iowa, Chicago & E. Rr Corp., 777 F. Supp. 2d 1143 (N.D. Iowa 2011).
Driesen v. Iowa, Chicago & E. Rr Corp., 777 F. Supp. 2d 1143 (N.D. Iowa 2011). “Claims Relating to the Use of the Locomotive’s Horn IC & E argues the Driesens’ claims relating to IC & E’s duty to sound the locomotive horn are preempted pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 222.1 et. seq. The Driesens do not appear to dispute that such claims might generally be preempted,…”
BNSF Ry. Co. v. Arizona Corp. Comm'n, 268 P.3d 1138 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012). “” 49 C.F.R. § 222.1 (2006). The regulations prescribe standards for sounding locomotive horns as trains approach and pass through public highway-rail grade crossings and standards for creating and maintaining Quiet Zones where sounding a horn is not required.”
Gregory Lawson v. The Kansas City S. Ry. Co. (E.D. Mo. 2026). “49 C.F.R. §222.1 provides: The purpose of this part is to provide for safety at public highway-rail grade crossings by requiring locomotive horn use at public highway-rail grade crossings except in quiet zones established and maintained in accordance with this part.”
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