[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: 49CFR230.12]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 230_STEAM LOCOMOTIVE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS--Table 

of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 230.12  Movement of non-complying steam locomotives.



    (a) General limitations on movement. A steam locomotive with one or 

more non-complying conditions may be moved only as a lite steam 

locomotive or a steam locomotive in tow, except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this section. Cars essential to the movement of the steam 

locomotive and tender(s), including tool cars and a bunk car, may 

accompany lite movements.

    (b) Conditions for movement. Prior to movement, the steam locomotive 

owner and/or operator shall determine that it is safe to move the 

locomotive, determine the maximum speed and other restrictions necessary 

for safely conducting the movement, and notify in writing the engineer 

in charge of the defective steam locomotive and, if towed, the engineer 

in charge of the towing locomotive consist, as well as all other crew 

members in the cabs, of the presence of the non-complying steam 

locomotive and the maximum speed and other movement restrictions. In 

addition, a tag bearing the words ``non-complying locomotive'' shall be 

securely attached to each defective steam locomotive and shall contain 

the following information:

    (1) The steam locomotive number;

    (2) The name of the inspecting entity;

    (3) The inspection location and date;

    (4) The nature of the defect;

    (5) Movement restrictions, if any;

    (6) The destination; and

    (7) The signature of the person making the determinations required 

by this paragraph (b).

    (c) Yard movements. A non-complying steam locomotive may be moved 

lite or dead within a yard at speeds not in excess of 10 miles per hour 

without meeting the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section if the 

movement is solely for the purpose of repair. The locomotive owner and/

or operator is responsible for ensuring that the movement may be safely 

made.

    (d) Non-complying conditions developed en route. The locomotive 

owner and/or operator may continue in use a steam locomotive that 

develops a non-complying condition en route until the next daily 

inspection or the nearest forward point where the repairs necessary to 

bring it into compliance can be made, whichever is earlier. Before 

continuing en route, the steam locomotive owner and/or operator shall 

determine that it is safe to move the steam locomotive, determine the 

maximum speed and other restrictions necessary for safely conducting the 

movement, and notify in writing the engineer in charge of the defective 

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locomotive and, if towed, the engineer in charge of the towing steam 

locomotive consist, as well as all other crew members in the cabs, of 

the presence of the non-complying steam locomotive and the maximum speed 

and other movement restrictions.

    (e) Special notice for repair. Nothing in this section authorizes 

the movement of a steam locomotive subject to a Special Notice for 

Repair unless the movement is made in accordance with the restrictions 

contained in the Special Notice.