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The General Code of Operating Rules (GCOR) is a set of operating rules for railroads in North America. The GCOR is used by every Class I railroad west of the Mississippi River, most of the Class II railroads, and many Short-line railroads.

Overview

The GCOR rules are intended to enhance railroad safety. The rules cover employee responsibilities, signaling equipment, procedures for safe train movement, dealing with accidents and other topics that directly and indirectly affect railroad safety.

Categories

The full set of GCOR rules is divided into 17 categories.

  1. General Responsibilities
  2. Railroad Radio Rules
  3. Standard Time
  4. Timetables
  5. Signals and Their Use
  6. Movement of Trains and Engines
  7. Switching
  8. Switches
  9. Block System Rules
  10. Rules Applicable only in Centralized Traffic Control (CTC)
  11. Rules Applicable in ACS and ATS Territory
  12. Rules Applicable only in Automatic Train Stop (ATS) Territory
  13. Rules Applicable only in Automatic Cab Signal (ACS) Territory
  14. Rules Applicable only within Track Warrant Control (TWC) Limits
  15. Track Bulletin Rules
  16. Rules Applicable only in Direct Traffic Control (DTC) Territory
  17. Rules Applicable Only in Automatic Train Control (ATC) Territory
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