[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR230.13]

[Page 376-377]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 230_STEAM LOCOMOTIVE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS--Table of 
Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 230.13  Daily inspection.

    (a) General. An individual competent to conduct the inspection shall 
inspect each steam locomotive and its tender each day that they are 
offered for use to determine that they are safe and suitable for 
service. The daily inspection shall be conducted to comply with all 
sections of this part, and a daily inspection report filed, by an 
individual competent to conduct the inspection. See appendices A and B 
of this part.

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    (b) Pre-departure. At the beginning of each day the steam locomotive 
is used, an individual competent to do so shall, together with the daily 
inspection required in paragraph (a) of this section, inspect the steam 
locomotive and its tender and appurtenances to ensure that they are safe 
and suitable for service, paying special attention to the following 
items:
    (1) Water glasses and gauge cocks;
    (2) Boiler feedwater delivery systems, such as injectors and 
feedwater pumps; and
    (3) Air compressors and governors, and the air brake system.
    (c) Inspection reports. The results of the daily inspection shall be 
entered on an FRA Form No. 2 (See appendix C of this part) which shall 
contain, at a minimum, the name of the railroad, the initials and number 
of the steam locomotive, the place, date and time of the inspection, the 
signature of the employee making the inspection, a description of the 
non-complying conditions disclosed by the inspection, conditions found 
in non-compliance during the day and repaired and the signature of the 
person who repaired the non-conforming conditions. This report shall be 
filed even if no non-complying conditions are detected. A competent 
individual shall sign the report, certifying that all non-complying 
conditions were repaired before the steam locomotive is operated. This 
report shall be filed and retained for at least 92 days at the location 
designated by the steam locomotive owner and/or operator.