[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: 49CFR215.127]



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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. 215.127  Defective draft arrangement.



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

    (a) The car has a draft gear that is inoperative;

    (b) The car has a broken yoke;

    (c) An end of car cushioning unit is--

    (1) Leaking clearly formed droplets; or

    (2) Inoperative;

    (d) A vertical coupler pin retainer plate--

    (1) Is missing (except by design); or

    (2) Has a missing fastener;

    (e) The car has a draft key, or draft key retainer, that is--



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    (1) Inoperative; or

    (2) Missing; or

    (f) The car has a missing or broken follower plate.