[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR215.105]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 215_RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR SAFETY STANDARDS--Table of Contents

 

                    Subpart B_Freight Car Components

 

Sec. 215.105  Defective axle.



    A railroad may not place or continue in service a car, if--

    (a) An axle on the car has a crack or is broken;

    (b) An axle on the car has a gouge in the surface that is--

    (1) Between the wheel seats; and

    (2) More than one-eighth inch in depth;

    (c) An axle on the car, used in conjunction with a plain bearing, 

has an end collar that is broken or cracked;

    (d) A journal on the car shows evidence of overheating, as evidenced 

by a pronounced blue black discoloration; or

    (e) The surface of the plain bearing journal on the axle, or the 

fillet on the axle, has--

    (1) A ridge;

    (2) A depression;

    (3) A circumferential score;

    (4) Corrugation;

    (5) A scratch;

    (6) A continuous streak;

    (7) Pitting;

    (8) Rust; or

    (9) Etching.