---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 213.127"
title: "49"
number: "213.127"
heading: "Rail fastening systems."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/213.127"
---

# §213.127. Rail fastening systems.

- (a) Track shall be fastened by a system of components that effectively maintains gage within the limits prescribed in [§ 213.53(b)](/cfr/49/213.53.md?p=b). Each component of each such system shall be evaluated to determine whether gage is effectively being maintained.
- (b) If rail anchors are applied to concrete crossties, the combination of the crossties, fasteners, and rail anchors must provide effective longitudinal restraint.
- (c) Where fastener placement impedes insulated joints from performing as intended, the fastener may be modified or removed, provided that the crosstie supports the rail.

## Notes

### Amendments

[76 FR 18086, Apr. 1, 2011]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102-20114 and 20142; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 34029, June 22, 1998, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[76 FR 18086, Apr. 1, 2011]