[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: 49CFR229.65]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 229_RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE SAFETY STANDARDS--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart C_Safety Requirements

 

Sec. 229.65  Spring rigging.



    (a) Protective construction or safety hangers shall be provided to 

prevent spring planks, spring seats or bolsters from dropping to track 

structure in event of a hanger or spring failure.

    (b) An elliptical spring may not have its top (long) leaf broken or 

any other three leaves broken, except when that spring is part of a nest 

of three or more springs and none of the other springs in the nest has 

its top leaf or any other three leaves broken. An outer coil spring or 

saddle may not be broken. An equalizer, hanger, bolt, gib, or pin may 

not be cracked or broken. A coil spring may not be fully compressed when 

the locomotive is at rest.

    (c) A shock absorber may not be broken or leaking clearly formed 

droplets of oil or other fluid.