[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: 49CFR215.203]



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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 C_Restricted Equipment

 

Sec. 215.203  Restricted cars.



    (a) This section restricts the operation of any railroad freight car 

that is--

    (1) More than 50 years old, measured from the date of original 

construction;

    (2) Equipped with any design or type component listed in appendix A 

to this part; or

    (3) Equipped with a Duryea underframe constructed before April 1, 

1950, except for a caboose which is operated as the last car in a train.

    (b) A railroad may not place or continue in service a railroad 

freight car described in paragraph (a) of this section, except under 

conditions approved by the Federal Railroad Administrator.

    (c) A railroad may petition the Administrator to continue in service 

a car described in paragraph (a) of this section. Each petition shall be

    (1) Be submitted not less than 90 days before the car is to be 

operated;

    (2) Be submitted in triplicate; and

    (3) State or describe the following:

    (i) The name and principal business address of the petitioning 

railroad.

    (ii) The name and address of the entity that controls the operation 

and maintenance of the car involved.

    (iii) The number, type, capacity, reporting marks, and car numbers 

of the cars, their condition, status, and age measured from the date of 

original construction.

    (iv) The design, type component, or other item that causes the car 

to be restricted.

    (v) The maximum load the cars would carry.

    (vi) The maximum speed at which the cars would be operated.

    (vii) That each car has been examined and found to be safe to 

operate under the conditions set forth in the petition.

    (viii) The territorial limits within which the cars are to be 

operated and the name of each railroad that will receive the cars in 

interchange.