The General Code of Operating Rules (GCOR) is a set of operating rules for railroads in North America. The GCOR is used by nearly 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. Some 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. GCOR 1.3.2 states that General Orders replace any rule, special instruction, or regulation that conflicts with the general order.
Most railroads are using the Sixth Edition, Effective April 7, 2010.
Adopted by
- Acadiana Railway company
- Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road Company
- Alabama & Golf Coast Railway
- Alabama Southern Railroad
- Alabama & Tennessee River Railway, LLC.
- Alabama Warrior Railroad
- Alaska Railroad Corporation
- Albany & Eastern Railroad Company
- Aliquippa & Ohio River Railroad
- Alliance Terminal Railway, LLC
- Altamont Commuter Express Rail Authority
- Alton & Southern Railway
- Amtrak--Chicago Terminal
- Amtrak--Michigan Line
- Amtrak--NOUPT
- AN Railway
- Apache Railway Company
- A&R Terminal Railroad Company
- Arizona & California Railroad
- Arizona and California Railway Company
- Arizona Central Railroad
- Arizona Eastern Railway Company
- Arkansas Louisiana & Mississippi Railroad
- Arkansas Midland Railroad Company Inc.
- Arkansas & Missouri Railroad Comppany
- Arkansas Southern Railroad
- Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Railroad
- AT&L Railroad Company
- Atlantic & Western Railway
- Austin Western Railroad
- Baton Rouge Southern Railroad
- Bauxite & Northern Railway
- Bay Line Railroad
- Belt Railway Company of Chicago
- BHP Nevada Railway Company
- Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad
- BNSF Railway
- Boise Valley Railroad
- Buckingham Branch Railroad
- Buffalo & Pittsburg Railroad
- California Northern Railroad
- California Western Railroad
- Camas Prairie RailNet, Inc.
- Canadian Pacific
- Caney Fork & Western Railroad
- Canon City and Royal Gorge Railroad
- Carolina Piedmont Railroad
- Carrizo Gorge Railway
- Cascade and Columbia River Railroad
- Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway Company
- Central California Traction Company
- Central Illinois Railroad
- Central Kansas Railway
- Central Midland Railway
- Central Montana Rail
- Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad, Inc.
- Central Railroad of Indiana
- Central Railroad of Indianapolis
- Charlotte Southern Railroad Company
- Chattahoochee Bay Railroad
- Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad
- Chattooga & Chicamauga Railway
- Chesapeake & Albemarle Railroad Company, Inc.
- Chicago, Ft. Wayne & Eastern Railroad
- Chicago Rail Link
Categories
The full set of GCOR rules is divided into 17 categories.
- General Responsibilities
- Railroad Radio Rules
- Standard Time
- Timetables
- Signals and Their Use
- Movement of Trains and Engines
- Switching
- Switches
- Block System Rules
- Rules Applicable only in Centralized Traffic Control (CTC)
- Rules Applicable in ACS and ATS Territory
- Rules Applicable only in Automatic Train Stop (ATS) Territory
- Rules Applicable only in Automatic Cab Signal (ACS) Territory
- Rules Applicable only within Track Warrant Control (TWC) Limits
- Track Bulletin Rules
- Rules Applicable only in Direct Traffic Control (DTC) Territory
- Rules Applicable Only in Automatic Train Control (ATC) Territory
See Also
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