[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR230.23]

[Page 326-327]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 230--STEAM LOCOMOTIVE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart B--Boilers and Appurtenances
 
Sec. 230.23  Responsibility for general construction and safe working pressure.


    The steam locomotive owner and operator are responsible for the 
general design and construction of the steam

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locomotive boilers under their control. The steam locomotive owner shall 
establish the safe working pressure for each steam locomotive boiler, 
after giving full consideration to the general design, workmanship, age, 
and overall condition of the complete boiler unit. The condition of the 
boiler unit shall be determined by, among other factors, the minimum 
thickness of the shell plates, the lowest tensile strength of the 
plates, the efficiency of the longitudinal joint, the inside diameter of 
the course, and the maximum allowable stress value allowed. The steam 
locomotive operator shall not place the steam locomotive in service 
before ensuring that the steam locomotive's safe working pressure has 
been established.

                            Allowable Stress