DOT 49 CFR PART 232-2010 BRAKE SYSTEM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR FREIGHT AND OTHER NON-PASSENGER TRAINS AND EQUIPMENT END-OF-TRAIN DEVICES.pdf

1、594 49 CFR Ch. II (10110 Edition) Pt. 232 FRA safety appliance defect code section2Violation Willful viola-tion 136.B2 Ladder Tread or Handhold Wrong Dimensions . 2,500 5,000 136.C1 Ladder Tread or Handhold Improperly Applied . 2,500 5,000 136.C2 Ladder Tread or Handhold Having Wrong Clearance . 2,5

2、00 5,000 136.C3 Ladder or Handhold Improperly Located . 2,500 5,000 136.C4 Ladder Tread or Handhold Obstructed 2,500 5,000 136.C5 Ladder Tread Without Footguards . 2,500 5,000 138.A1 Hand or Safety Railing Missing 5,000 7,500 138.A2 Hand or Safety Railing Broken 5,000 7,500 138.A3 Hand or Safety Rai

3、ling Loose Except by Design 2,500 5,000 138.B1 Hand or Safety Railing Bent 2,500 5,000 138.B2 Hand or Safety Railing Wrong Dimensions . 2,500 5,000 138.C1 Hand or Safety Railing Improperly Applied . 2,500 5,000 138.C2 Hand or Safety Railing Having Less Than the Required Clearance . 2,500 5,000 138.C

4、3 Hand or Safety Railing Improperly Located . 2,500 5,000 140.A1 Uncoupling Lever Missing 2,500 5,000 140.A2 Uncoupling Lever Broken or Disconnected . 2,500 5,000 140.B1 Uncoupling Lever Bent Will not Safely and Reasonably Function As Intended . 2,500 5,000 140.C1 Uncoupling Lever Bracket Bent Lever

5、 Will Not Function Properly 2,500 5,000 140.C2 Uncoupling Lever Bracket Broken or Missing . 2,500 5,000 140.D1 Uncoupling Lever Wrong Dimension . 2,500 5,000 140.D2 Uncoupling Lever With Improper Handle Clearance . 2,500 5,000 144.A1 Coupler Missing 5,000 7,500 144.B1 Coupler Height Incorrect 2,500

6、5,000 144.C1 Coupler Inoperative 2,500 5,000 145.A1 Kick Plates Missing 2,500 5,000 145.A2 Kick Plates Broken . 2,500 5,000 145.B1 Kick Plates Wrong Dimensions 2,500 5,000 145.B2 Kick Plates Improper Clearance 2,500 5,000 145.B3 Kick Plates Insecure Or Improperly Applied 2,500 5,000 146.A Notice or

7、Stencil not Posted on Cabooses with Running Boards Removed 650 1,000 146.B Safe Means not Provided to Clean or Maintain Windows of Caboose . 1,000 2,000 231.31 Drawbars, standard height . 2,500 5,000 1A penalty may be assessed against an individual only for a willful violation. The Administrator res

8、erves the right to assess a penalty of up to $100,000 for any violation where circumstances warrant. See 49 CFR part 209, appendix A. 2This schedule uses section numbers from FRAs Safety Appliance Defect Code, a restatement of the CFR text in a reorga-nized format. For convenience, and as an excepti

9、on to FRAs general policy, penalty citations will cite the defect code rather than the CFR. FRA reserves the right, should litigation become necessary, to substitute in its complaint the CFR and/or statutory citation in place of the defect code section cited in the penalty demand letter. 53 FR 52933

10、, Dec. 29, 1988, as amended at 63 FR 11623, Mar. 10, 1998; 66 FR 4193, Jan. 17, 2001; 73 FR 79703, Dec. 30, 2008 PART 232BRAKE SYSTEM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR FREIGHT AND OTHER NON-PASSENGER TRAINS AND EQUIPMENT; END-OF-TRAIN DEVICES Subpart AGeneral Sec. 232.1 Scope. 232.3 Applicability. 232.5 Definiti

11、ons. 232.7 Waivers. 232.9 Responsibility for compliance. 232.11 Penalties. 232.13 Preemptive effect. 232.15 Movement of defective equipment. 232.17 Special approval procedure. 232.19 Availability of records. 232.21 Information collection. Subpart BGeneral Requirements 232.101 Scope. 232.103 General

12、requirements for all train brake systems. 232.105 General requirements for loco-motives. 232.107 Air source requirements and cold weather operations. 232.109 Dynamic brake requirements. 232.111 Train handling information. Subpart CInspection and Testing Requirements 232.201 Scope. 232.203 Training r

13、equirements. 232.205 Class I brake testsinitial terminal inspection. 232.207 Class IA brake tests1,000-mile in-spection. 232.209 Class II brake testsintermediate inspection. 232.211 Class III brake teststrainline con-tinuity inspection. 232.213 Extended haul trains. 232.215 Transfer train brake test

14、s. VerDate Mar2010 09:47 Dec 14, 2010 Jkt 220215 PO 00000 Frm 00604 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML220215.XXX 220215jdjones on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-595 Federal Railroad Administration, DOT 232.1 232.217 Tra

15、in brake tests conducted using yard air. 232.219 Double heading and helper service. Subpart DPeriodic Maintenance and Testing Requirements 232.301 Scope. 232.303 General requirements. 232.305 Single car air brake tests. 232.307 Modification of the single car air brake test procedures. 232.309 Equipm

16、ent and devices used to per-form single car air brake tests. Subpart EEnd-of-Train Devices 232.401 Scope. 232.403 Design standards for one-way end-of- train devices. 232.405 Design and performance standards for two-way end-of-train devices. 232.407 Operations requiring use of two-way end-of-train de

17、vices; prohibition on pur-chase of nonconforming devices. 232.409 Inspection and testing of end-of- train devices. Subpart FIntroduction of New Brake System Technology 232.501 Scope. 232.503 Process to introduce new brake sys-tem technology. 232.505 Pre-revenue service acceptance test-ing plan. Subp

18、art GElectronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) Braking Systems 232.601 Scope. 232.602 Applicability. 232.603 Design, interoperability, and con-figuration management requirements. 232.605 Training requirements. 232.607 Inspection and testing requirements. 232.609 Handling of defective equipment with

19、ECP brake systems. 232.611 Periodic maintenance. 232.613 End-of-train devices. APPENDIX A TO PART 232SCHEDULE OF CIVIL PENALTIES APPENDIX B TO PART 232PART 232 PRIOR TO MAY 31, 2001 AS CLARIFIED EFFECTIVE APRIL 10, 2002 AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 2010220103, 20107, 20133, 20141, 2030120303, 20306, 2130121

20、302, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; and 49 CFR 1.49. SOURCE: 66 FR 4193, Jan. 17, 2001, unless otherwise noted. Subpart AGeneral 232.1 Scope. (a) This part prescribes Federal safe-ty standards for freight and other non- passenger train brake systems and equipment. Subpart E of this part pre-scribes Fe

21、deral safety standards not only for freight and other non-pas-senger train brake systems and equip-ment, but also for passenger train brake systems. This part does not re-strict a railroad from adopting or en-forcing additional or more stringent re-quirements not inconsistent with this part. (b) Exc

22、ept as otherwise specifically provided in this paragraph or in this part, railroads to which this part ap-plies shall comply with all the require-ments contained in subparts A through C and subpart F of this part beginning on April 1, 2004. Sections 232.1 through 232.13 and 232.17 through 232.21 of

23、this part will become applicable to all rail-roads to which this part applies begin-ning on May 31, 2001. Subpart D of this part will become applicable to all rail-roads to which this part applies begin-ning on August 1, 2001. Subpart E of this part will become applicable to all trains operating on

24、track which is part of the general railroad system of trans-portation beginning on May 31, 2001. (c) A railroad may request earlier ap-plication of the requirements con-tained in subparts A through C and subpart F of this part upon written no-tification to FRAs Associate Adminis-trator for Safety. S

25、uch a request shall indicate the railroads readiness and ability to comply with all of the re-quirements contained in those sub-parts. (d) Except for operations identified in 232.3(c)(1), (c)(4), and (c)(6) through (c)(8), all railroads which are part of the general railroad system of trans-portatio

26、n shall operate pursuant to the requirements contained in this part 232 as it existed on May 31, 2001 and in-cluded as appendix B to this part until they are either required to operate pur-suant to the requirements contained in this part or the requirements con-tained in part 238 of this chapter or

27、they elect to comply earlier than oth-erwise required with the requirements VerDate Mar2010 09:47 Dec 14, 2010 Jkt 220215 PO 00000 Frm 00605 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML220215.XXX 220215jdjones on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without licens

28、e from IHS-,-,-596 49 CFR Ch. II (10110 Edition) 232.3 contained in this part or the require-ments contained in part 238 of this chapter. 66 FR 4193, Jan. 17, 2001, as amended at 66 FR 9906, Feb. 12, 2001 232.3 Applicability. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, this par

29、t ap-plies to all railroads that operate freight or other non-passenger train service on standard gage track which is part of the general railroad system of transportation. This includes the oper-ation of circus trains and private cars when hauled on such railroads. (b) Subpart E of this part, End-o

30、f- Train Devices, applies to all trains op-erating on track which is part of the general railroad system of transpor-tation unless specifically excepted in that subpart. (c) Except as provided in 232.1(d) and paragraph (b) of this section, this part does not apply to: (1) A railroad that operates on

31、ly on track inside an installation that is not part of the general railroad system of transportation. (2) Intercity or commuter passenger train operations on standard gage track which is part of the general rail-road system of transportation; (3) Commuter or other short-haul rail passenger train ope

32、rations in a metro-politan or suburban area (as described by 49 U.S.C. 20102(1), including public authorities operating passenger train service; (4) Rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected with the general railroad system of trans-portation; (5) Tourist, scenic, historic, or

33、 excur-sion operations, whether on or off the general railroad system; (6) Freight and other non-passenger trains of four-wheel coal cars; (7) Freight and other non-passenger trains of eight-wheel standard logging cars if the height of each car from the top of the rail to the center of the cou-pling

34、 is not more than 25 inches; or (8) A locomotive used in hauling a train referred to in paragraph (c)(7) of this subsection when the locomotive and cars of the train are used only to transport logs. (d) The provisions formerly contained in Interstate Commerce Commission Order 13528, of May 30, 1945,

35、 as amend-ed, now revoked, are codified in this paragraph. This part is not applicable to the following equipment: (1) Scale test weight cars. (2) Locomotive cranes, steam shovels, pile drivers, and machines of similar construction, and maintenance ma-chines built prior to September 21, 1945. (3) Ex

36、port, industrial, and other cars not owned by a railroad which are not to be used in service, except for move-ment as shipments on their own wheels to given destinations. Such cars shall be properly identified by a card at-tached to each side of the car, signed by the shipper, stating that such move

37、-ment is being made under the author-ity of this paragraph. (4) Industrial and other than rail-road-owned cars which are not to be used in service except for movement within the limits of a single switching district (i.e., within the limits of an in-dustrial facility). (5) Narrow-gage cars. (6) Cars

38、 used exclusively in switching operations and not used in train move-ments within the meaning of the Fed-eral safety appliance laws (49 U.S.C. 2030120306). 232.5 Definitions. The definitions in this section are in-tended to clarify the meaning of terms used in this part as it becomes applica-ble pur

39、suant to 232.1(b) and (c). AAR means the Association of Amer-ican Railroads. Air brake means a combination of de-vices operated by compressed air, ar-ranged in a system, and controlled manually, electrically, electronically, or pneumatically, by means of which the motion of a railroad car or loco-mo

40、tive is retarded or arrested. Air Flow Indicator, AFM means a spe-cific air flow indicator required by the air flow method of qualifying train air brakes (AFM). The AFM Air Flow Indi-cator is a calibrated air flow measuring device which is clearly visible and leg-ible in daylight and darkness from t

41、he engineers normal operating position. The indicator face displays: VerDate Mar2010 09:47 Dec 14, 2010 Jkt 220215 PO 00000 Frm 00606 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML220215.XXX 220215jdjones on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from

42、IHS-,-,-597 Federal Railroad Administration, DOT 232.5 (1) Markings from 10 cubic feet per minute (CFM) to 80 CFM, in incre-ments of 10 CFM or less; and (2) Numerals indicating 20, 40, 60, and 80 CFM for continuous monitoring of air flow. Bind means restrict the intended movement of one or more brak

43、e system components by reduced clearance, by obstruction, or by increased friction. Brake, dynamic means a train braking system whereby the kinetic energy of a moving train is used to generate elec-tric current at the locomotive traction motors, which is then dissipated through resistor grids or int

44、o the cat-enary or third rail system. Brake, effective means a brake that is capable of producing its nominally de-signed retarding force on the train. A cars air brake is not considered effec-tive if it is not capable of producing its nominally designed retarding force or if its piston travel excee

45、ds: (1) 1012 inches for cars equipped with nominal 12-inch stroke brake cylinders; or (2) The piston travel limit indicated on the stencil, sticker, or badge plate for that brake cylinder. Brake, hand means a brake that can be applied and released by hand to pre-vent or retard the movement of a loco

46、-motive. Brake indicator means a device which indicates the brake application range and indicates whether brakes are ap-plied and released. Brake, inoperative means a primary brake that, for any reason, no longer applies or releases as intended. Brake, inoperative dynamic means a dynamic brake that,

47、 for any reason, no longer provides its designed retarding force on the train. Brake, parking means a brake that can be applied by means other than by hand, such as spring, hydraulic, or air pressure when the brake pipe air is de-pleted, or by an electrical motor. Brake pipe means the system of pip-

48、ing (including branch pipes, angle cocks, cutout cocks, dirt collectors, hoses, and hose couplings) used for con-necting locomotives and all railroad cars for the passage of compressed air. Brake, primary means those compo-nents of the train brake system nec-essary to stop the train within the sig-n

49、al spacing distance without thermal damage to friction braking surfaces. Brake, secondary means those compo-nents of the train brake system which develop supplemental brake retarding force that is not needed to stop the train within signal spacing distances or to prevent thermal damage to wheels. Car control device (CCD) means an electronic control device that replaces the function of the conventional pneu-matic service and emergency portions of a c