[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: 49CFR230.13]



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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. 230.13  Daily inspection.



    (a) General. An individual competent to conduct the inspection shall 

inspect each steam locomotive and its tender each day that they are 

offered for use to determine that they are safe and suitable for 

service. The daily inspection shall be conducted to comply with all 

sections of this part, and a daily inspection report filed, by an 

individual competent to conduct the inspection. See appendices A and B 

of this part.

    (b) Pre-departure. At the beginning of each day the steam locomotive 

is used, an individual competent to do so shall, together with the daily 

inspection required in paragraph (a) of this section, inspect the steam 

locomotive and its tender and appurtenances to ensure that they are safe 

and suitable for service, paying special attention to the following 

items:

    (1) Water glasses and gauge cocks;

    (2) Boiler feedwater delivery systems, such as injectors and 

feedwater pumps; and

    (3) Air compressors and governors, and the air brake system.

    (c) Inspection reports. The results of the daily inspection shall be 

entered on an FRA Form No. 2 (See appendix C of this part) which shall 

contain, at a minimum, the name of the railroad, the initials and number 

of the steam locomotive, the place, date and time of the inspection, the 

signature of the employee making the inspection, a description of the 

non-complying conditions disclosed by the inspection, conditions found 

in non-compliance during the day and repaired and the signature of the 

person who repaired the non-conforming conditions. This report shall be 

filed even if no non-complying conditions are detected. A competent 

individual shall sign the report, certifying that all non-complying 

conditions were repaired before the steam locomotive is operated. This 

report shall be filed and retained for at least 92 days at the location 

designated by the steam locomotive owner and/or operator.