Appendix E to Part 222 - Requirements for Wayside Horns
49:4.1.1.1.17.5.15.1.29 : Appendix E
Appendix E to Part 222 - Requirements for Wayside Horns
This appendix sets forth the following minimum requirements for
wayside horn use at highway-rail grade crossings:
1. Highway-rail crossing must be equipped with constant warning
time device, if reasonably practical, and power-out indicator;
2. Horn system must be equipped with an indicator or other
system to notify the locomotive engineer as to whether the wayside
horn is operating as intended in sufficient time to enable the
locomotive engineer to sound the locomotive horn for at least 15
seconds prior to arrival at the crossing in the event the wayside
horn is not operating as intended;
3. The railroad must adopt an operating rule, bulletin or
special instruction requiring that the train horn be sounded if the
wayside horn indicator is not visible approaching the crossing or
if the wayside horn indicator, or an equivalent system, indicates
that the system is not operating as intended;
4. Horn system must provide a minimum sound level of 92 dB(A)
and a maximum of 110 dB(A) when measured 100 feet from the
centerline of the nearest track;
5. Horn system must sound at a minimum of 15 seconds prior to
the train's arrival at the crossing and while the lead locomotive
is traveling across the crossing. It is permissible for the horn
system to begin to sound simultaneously with activation of the
flashing lights or descent of the crossing arm; arm
6. Horn shall be directed toward approaching traffic.