[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: 49CFR215.129]



[Page 181]

 

                        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. 215.129  Defective cushioning device.



    A railroad may not place or continue in service a car if it has a 

cushioning device that is--

    (a) Broken;

    (b) Inoperative; or

    (c) Missing a part--



unless its sliding components have been effectively immobilized.