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General Code of Operating Rules

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The General Code of Operating Rules (GCOR) is a set of operating rules for railroads in the United States. 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.

Canada and Mexico have their own set of operating rules that govern the operations the their railroad operations.

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. [1]

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
  • Chicago SouthShore & South Bend Railroad
  • City of Prineville Railway
  • C&NC Railroad Corporation
  • Columbia Basin Railroad Co.
  • Columbia and Cowlitz Railway
  • Columbia Terminal
  • Columbus & Greenville Railway
  • Columbus & Ohio River Railroad
  • Commonwealth Railway
  • Connecticut Southern Railroad
  • Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad
  • Council Bluffs Railway
  • D&I Railroad
  • Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
  • Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western Railroad, Inc.
  • Dakota Southern Railway
  • Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad, Inc.
  • Dardanelle & Russellville Railroad
  • Decatur Junction Railway Company
  • Denver Rock Island Railroad
  • DeQueen & Eastern Railroad Company
  • Detroit Connecting Railroad Company
  • East Tennessee Railway
  • Eastern Alabama Railway
  • Eastern Idaho Railroad
  • Ellis & Eastern Company
  • Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad
  • Farmrail Corporation
  • First Coast Railroad
  • Florida East Coast Railway
  • Fordyce & Princeton Railroad
  • Fort Worth & Western Railroad
  • Fox Valley & Western
  • Fulton County Railway, LLC
  • Galveston Railroad
  • Gateway Western Railway
  • Georgetown Railroad Company
  • Georgia Central Railway
  • Georgia & Florida Railway
  • Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc.
  • Georgia Woodlands Railroad
  • Golden Isles Terminal Railroad
  • Golden Triangle Railroad
  • Grain Belt Corp
  • Grand Canyon Railway
  • Grand Elk Railroad
  • Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad
  • Great Northwest Railroad
  • Great Western Railway
  • Gulf Colorado & San Saba Railroad
  • Huron and Eastern Railway Company, Inc.
  • Hutchinson and Northern Railway Company
  • Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad Company
  • Illinois & Midland Railroad, Inc.
  • Illinois Railway, Inc.
  • Indiana & Ohio Railway
  • Indiana Rail Road Company
  • Indiana Southern Railroad
  • International Bridge & Terminal Company
  • Iowa Chicago & Eastern Railroad
  • Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd.
  • Iowa Northern Railway Company
  • Jaxport Terminal Railway
  • Kansas City Southern Railway
  • Kansas City Terminal Railway Company
  • Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad
  • Kaw River Railroad
  • Kentucky West Tennessee Railway
  • Keokuk Junction Railway Company
  • Kettle Falls International Railway, LLC
  • Kiamichi Railroad
  • Kyle Railroad Company
  • Lahaina Kaanapali & Pacific Railroad
  • Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad
  • Lapeer Industrial Railroad Company
  • Lewis and Clark Railway Company
  • Little Rock and Western Railway, LP
  • Longview Switching Company
  • Los Angeles Junction Railway
  • Louisiana and Delta Railroad Company
  • Louisiana Southern Railroad
  • Luxapalila Valley Railroad
  • Mahoning Valley Railroad
  • Manufacturers Junction Railway
  • Maryland Midland Railway
  • Maumee & Western Railroad

And More

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

See Also

 

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  1. ^ General Code of Operating Rules. 2010. GCOR 1.3.2 states that General Orders replace any rule, special instruction, or regulation that conflicts with the general order.
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