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{{Short description|Railway operating rulebook}}
The '''General Code of Operating Rules''' ('''GCOR''') is a set of operating rules for railroads in the [[United States]]. The GCOR is used by [[Class I railroad]]s west of [[Chicago]], most of the [[Class II railroad]]s, and many [[Short-line railroad]]s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |orig-date=20 Apr 2018 |title=The General Code of Operating Rules (GCOR) |url=https://www.trains.com/grw/beginners/the-general-code-of-operating-rules-gcor/
Some railroads in the northeast United States follow [[NORAC]], while [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]] have their own set of operating rules that govern their railroad operations.<ref name=":0" />
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The GCOR is supplemented by System Special Instructions, [[Timetables]], Hazardous Materials Instructions, Air Brake and Train Handling Instructions, and General Orders. These documents are issued by each individual railroad. System Special instructions, [[Timetables]], and General Order can modify or amend the General Code of Operating Rules. GCOR 1.3.2 states that General Orders replace any rule, special instruction, or regulation that conflicts with the general order.<ref>{{cite book|title=General Code of Operating Rules|year=2015}}</ref>
Some railroads will maintain what they call a "living rulebook." As amendments are released via general order or special instruction, they will update the specific page that was affected.<ref name=":0" /> An example of this
The current version of the GCOR is the Eighth Edition, effective April 1, 2020.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=August 2019 |title=Alaska Railroad hosts national GCOR committee |url=https://insidetrack.akrr.com/web/NEWS/AllAboard/2019_08_AllAboard.pdf |journal=All Aboard |publisher=[[Alaska Railroad]] |pages=3 |access-date=17 May 2023}}</ref>
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080917161233/http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/Research/ord9909.pdf U S Department of Transportation - Compliance with Railroad Operating Rules and Corporate Culture Influences, October 1999]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130904121049/http://www.transchool.lee.army.mil/rail-safety/documents/GCOR_6th_ed.pdf General Code of Operating Rules, April 7, 2010]
*[http://fwwr.net/assets/gcor-effective-2015-04-01.pdf General Code of Operating Rules, April 1, 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619012704/http://fwwr.net/assets/gcor-effective-2015-04-01.pdf |date=2018-06-19 }}
*[https://safety.army.mil/Portals/0/Documents/ON-DUTY/MILITARYOPERATIONSANDTRAINING/RAILPORTANDCARGO/Standard/GCOR_8ed_1APR20.pdf General Code of Operating Rules, April 1, 2020]
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[[Category:Railway signaling in Mexico]]
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