§215.119. Defective freight car truck.
49 C.F.R. § 215.119
A railroad may not place or continue in service a car, if the car has—
A side frame or bolster that—
Is broken; or
Has a crack of 1/4 of an inch or more in the transverse direction on a tension member;
A truck equipped with a snubbing device that is ineffective, as evidenced by—
A snubbing friction element that is worn beyond a wear indicator;
A snubber wear plate that is loose, missing (except by design), or worn through;
A broken or missing snubber activating spring; or
Snubber unit that is broken, or in the case of hydraulic units, is broken or leaking clearly formed droplets of oil or other fluid.
A side bearing in any of the following conditions—
Part of the side bearing assembly is missing or broken;
The bearings at one end of the car, on both sides, are in contact with the body bolster (except by design);
The bearings at one end of the car have a total clearance from the body bolster of more than 3/4 of an inch; or
At diagonally opposite sides of the car, the bearings have a total clearance from the body bolsters of more than 3/4 of an inch;
Truck springs—
That do not maintain travel or load;
That are compressed solid; or
More than one outer spring of which is broken, or missing, in any spring cluster;
Interference between the truck bolster and the center plate that prevents proper truck rotations; or
Brake beam shelf support worn so excessively that it does not support the brake beam.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102-03, 20107, 20171; 28 U.S.C. 2461; and 49 CFR 1.89.
Source
Source: 44 FR 77340, Dec. 31, 1979, unless otherwise noted.