Section 218.127 - Specific freight train exceptions to crew size safety requirementsThe requirements in this subpart are not applicable to the following freight train operations that are operated with a one-person train crew:
(a)Mine load out, plant dumping, or similar operation exception. A unit freight train: (1) Being loaded or unloaded in an assembly line manner;(2) Located on a track that is temporarily made inaccessible from the general railroad system of transportation;(3) Moving at a maximum authorized speed of 10 miles per hour or less;(4) Not requiring the one-person train crewmember to operate a hand-operated switch, fill out paperwork, or call signal indications during the loading or unloading process; and(5) If the operation is overseen by another person, typically in a tower or on the ground, requiring that person to have the capability of communicating with the one-person train crewmember operating the train.