---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 236.792"
title: "49"
number: "236.792"
heading: "Reservoir, equalizing."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/236.792"
---

# §236.792. Reservoir, equalizing.


An air reservoir connected with and adding volume to the top portion of the equalizing piston chamber of the automatic brake valve, to provide uniform service reductions in brake pipe pressure regardless of the length of the train.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102-20103, 20107, 20133, 20141, 20157, 20301-20303, 20306, 20501-20505, 20701-20703, 21301-21302, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 33 FR 19684, Dec. 25, 1968, unless otherwise noted.