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It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1979, chapter 315; in 1983, chapter 70; in 1985, chapter 302; in 1994, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0028\">28<\/a>; in 1999, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?991+ful+CHAP0256\">256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1450297,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364440,"identifier":"45.2-745","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/8\/45.2-745","url":"\/45.2-745\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-745\/","token":"45.2\/II\/B\/7\/8\/45.2-745","dublin_core":{"Title":" Track switches and rails","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-745","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Every track switch shall be provided with a properly installed throw and properly installed latches and bridle bars. <a id=\"paragraph-1357755\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-745\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Every track switch, other than a switch in a room or entry development, shall be equipped with properly installed guardrails. <a id=\"paragraph-1357756\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-745\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Every switch throw and stand shall be installed on the side of the track where clearance is provided. <a id=\"paragraph-1357757\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-745\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> Every rail shall be secured at all joints by plates or welds. <a id=\"paragraph-1357758\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/45.2-745\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n TRACK SWITCHES AND RAILS (\u00a7 45.2-745)\n\nA. Every track switch shall be provided with a properly installed throw and\nproperly installed latches and bridle bars.\n\nB. Every track switch, other than a switch in a room or entry development, shall\nbe equipped with properly installed guardrails.\n\nC. Every switch throw and stand shall be installed on the side of the track\nwhere clearance is provided.\n\nD. Every rail shall be secured at all joints by plates or welds.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 45-69.1, 45-69.4; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7\u00a7\n45.1-70, 45.1-73; 1979, c. 315; 1983, c. 70; 1985, c. 302; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7\n45.1-161.134; 1999, c. 256; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}