[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR231.28]



[Page 529-530]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 231_RAILROAD SAFETY APPLIANCE STANDARDS--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  231.28  Box and other house cars with roof hatches built or 



placed in service after October 1, 1966.



    The specifications of Sec.  231.27 shall apply except as to the 

following:

    (a) Running boards. Same as specified in Sec.  231.1, except: the 

end of longitudinal running board shall be not less than six (6) inches 

from a vertical plane parallel with end of car and passing through the 

inside face of knuckle when closed with coupler horn against buffer 

block or end sill.

    (b) Ladders--(1) Number. Two (2).

    (2) Dimensions. (i) Minimum clear length of tread: Sixteen (16) 

inches.

    (ii) Maximum spacing between treads nineteen (19) inches.

    (3) Location. One (1) on each end of car not more than eight (8) 

inches from left-hand side.

    (4) Manner of application. Same as specified in Sec.  231.1.

    (c) Roof handholds--(1) Number. Two (2), one (1) over each ladder.

    (2) Dimensions. Same as specified in Sec.  231.1.

    (3) Location. On roof of car. One (1) parallel to treads of each 

ladder, not less than eight (8) nor more than fifteen (15) inches from 

edge of roof, except on refrigerator cars where ice hatches prevent, 

when location may be nearer edge of roof.

    (4) Manner of application. Same as specified in Sec.  231.1.

    (d) End handholds. (Treads of end ladders are end handholds.) Same 

as specified for Sec.  231.27.

    (e) Existing box and other house cars with roof hatches. Box and 

other house cars with roof hatches built on or before April 1, 1966, or 

under construction prior thereto and placed in service before October 1, 

1966, shall be deemed equipped as nearly as possible within the intent 

of Sec.  231.1 and of this section when: Equipped as specified in Sec.  

231.1, except (1) the side ladder treads above



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the fourth tread from bottom of side ladder near ``A'' end of car and 

roof handhold over the side ladder near ``A'' end shall be removed; (2) 

and (1) end platform handhold shall be provided on each end of car as 

specified in Sec.  231.27(i); and when handbrake is operated near roof 

of car a brake step shall be provided as specified by Sec.  231.1 or 

when handbrake is operated from approximate level of top of end sill the 

roof handhold over side ladder near ``B'' end and treads above the 

fourth tread from bottom of side ladder near ``B'' end shall be removed 

and a brake step as specified in Sec.  231.1 shall be used with top of 

tread surface level with or not more than four (4) inches below adjacent 

end handhold.



(Secs. 2, 4, and 6, 27 Stat. 531, as amended; secs, 1 and 3, 32 Stat. 

943, as amended; sec. 6(e) and (f), 80 Stat. 939 (45 U.S.C. 2, 4, 6, 8, 

and 10, 11-16 and 49 U.S.C. 103(c)(1))



[33 FR 19663, Dec. 25, 1968, as amended at 49 FR 26745, June 29, 1984]