1. Regulations
  2. title 49
  3. chapter II
  4. part 215
  5. subpart B
  6. subjgrp 8
  7. § 215.111

View all text of Subjgrp 8 [§ 215.103 - § 215.119]

§ 215.111 - Defective plain bearing.

A railroad may not place or continue in service a car, if the car has a plain bearing—

(a) That is missing, cracked, or broken;

(b) On which the bearing liner—

(1) Is loose; or

(2) Has a broken out piece; or

(c) That shows signs of having been overheated, as evidenced by—

(1) Melted babbitt;

(2) Smoke from hot oil; or

(3) Journal surface damage.

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 215.111