---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 230.111"
title: "49"
number: "230.111"
heading: "Spring rigging."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/230.111"
---

# §230.111. Spring rigging.

- (a) **Arrangement of springs and equalizers.** Springs and equalizers shall be arranged to ensure the proper distribution of weight to the various wheels of the steam locomotive, maintained approximately level and in a safe and suitable condition for service. Adjusting weights by shifting weights from one pair of wheels to another is permissible.
- (b) **Spring or spring rigging condemning defects.** Springs or spring rigging with any of the following defects shall be removed from service immediately and renewed or properly repaired:
  - (1) **Top leaf broken or two leaves in top half or any three leaves in spring broken.** (The long side of a spring to be considered the top.) Broken springs not exceeding these requirements may be repaired by applying clips providing the clips can be made to remain in place;
  - (2) Any spring with leaves excessively shifting in the band;
  - (3) Broken coil springs; or
  - (4) **Broken driving box saddle, equalizer, hanger, bolt, or pin.**

## 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.