Recommended Practice

Signal Equipment Room Inspection

Abstract

This document establishes recommended guidelines for inspecting rail transit signal equipment rooms.

Document History
Document Number Version Publication Date Publication Related Information
APTA RT-SC-RP-017-03 Rev. 1 12/04/2025 Published Current
APTA RT-SC-RP-017-03 Original 01/28/2004 Published Superseded

Keywords

bungalow, central instrument house, hut, inspection, relay room, signal, signal equipment room, train control room, wayside

Summary

This recommended practice is designed to aid rail transit agencies in identifying visual defects or other potentially hazardous conditions related to rail transit signal equipment rooms through preventative periodic inspection, thereby increasing reliability and reducing the risk of hazards and failures.

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