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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. Some [[railroad|railroads]] modify the GCOR rules to suit their specific operations.

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. <ref>{{cite book|title=General Code of Operating Rules|year=2010}} 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=2010}}</ref>

Most railroads are using the Sixth Edition, Effective April 7, 2010.

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*[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]

*[http://www.utu1904.com/files/Download/GCOR%202005.pdf General Code of Operating Rules, 5th Edition, Effective April 3, 2005]

==References==

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[[Category:Railway signaling in the United States]]