---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 230.107"
title: "49"
number: "230.107"
heading: "Tender frame and body."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/230.107"
---

# §230.107. Tender frame and body.

- (a) **Maintenance.** Tender frames shall be maintained in a safe and suitable condition for service.
- (b) **Height difference.** The difference in height between the deck on the tender and the cab floor or deck on the steam locomotive shall not exceed 1 1/2 inches.
- (c) **Gangway minimum width.** The minimum width of the gangway between steam locomotive and tender, while standing on tangent track, shall be 16 inches.
- (d) **Tender frame condemning defects.** A tender frame with any of the following defects shall be removed from service immediately and repaired:
  - (1) Portions of the tender frame or body (except wheels) that have less than a 2 1/2 inches clearance from the top of rail;
  - (2) Tender center sill that is broken, cracked more than 6 inches, or permanently bent or buckled more than 2 1/2 inches in any six foot length;
  - (3) Tender coupler carrier that is broken or missing;
  - (4) Tender center plate, any portion of which is missing or broken or that is not properly secured; or
  - (5) **Tender that has a broken side sill, crossbearer, or body bolster.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20702; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 62865, Nov. 17, 1999, unless otherwise noted.