49 CFR 215.127 - Defective draft arrangement.

Regulations last checked for updates: May 18, 2024

Title 49 - Transportation last revised: May 14, 2024

§ 215.127 - Defective draft arrangement.

A railroad may not place or continue in service a car, if—

(a) The car has a draft gear that is inoperative;

(b) The car has a broken yoke;

(1) Leaking clearly formed droplets; or

(2) Inoperative;

(d) A vertical coupler pin retainer plate—

(1) Is missing (except by design); or

(2) Has a missing fastener;

(e) The car has a draft key, or draft key retainer, that is—

(1) Inoperative; or

(2) Missing; or

(f) The car has a missing or broken follower plate.

authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103,20107; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89

source: 44 FR 77340, Dec. 31, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 49 CFR 215.127