---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 215.203"
title: "49"
number: "215.203"
heading: "Restricted cars."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/215.203"
---

# §215.203. Restricted cars.

- (a) **This section restricts the operation of any railroad freight car that is—**
  - (1) More than 50 years old, measured from the date of original construction;
  - (2) Equipped with any design or type component listed in appendix A to this part; or
  - (3) Equipped with a Duryea underframe constructed before April 1, 1950, except for a caboose which is operated as the last car in a train.
- (b) A railroad may not place or continue in service a railroad freight car described in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, except under conditions approved by the Federal Railroad Administrator.
- (c) A railroad may petition the Administrator to continue in service a car described in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section. Each petition shall be
  - (1) Be submitted not less than 90 days before the car is to be operated;
  - (2) Be submitted; and
  - (3) **State or describe the following—**
    - (i) **The name and principal business address of the petitioning railroad.**
    - (ii) **The name and address of the entity that controls the operation and maintenance of the car involved.**
    - (iii) The number, type, capacity, reporting marks, and car numbers of the cars, their condition, status, and age measured from the date of original construction.
    - (iv) **The design, type component, or other item that causes the car to be restricted.**
    - (v) **The maximum load the cars would carry.**
    - (vi) **The maximum speed at which the cars would be operated.**
    - (vii) That each car has been examined and found to be safe to operate under the conditions set forth in the petition.
    - (viii) The territorial limits within which the cars are to be operated and the name of each railroad that will receive the cars in interchange.

## Notes

### Amendments

[44 FR 77340, Dec. 31, 1979, as amended at 74 FR 25172, May 27, 2009]

### 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.

### Amendments

[44 FR 77340, Dec. 31, 1979, as amended at 74 FR 25172, May 27, 2009]