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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/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Garden Railways Magazine |publisher=[[Kalmbach Media]] (which owns "Trains.com") |language=en-US}}</ref>

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" />