49 C.F.R. § 174.14

Movements to be expedited

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(a) A carrier must forward each shipment of hazardous materials promptly and within 48 hours (Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays excluded), after acceptance at the originating point or receipt at any yard, transfer station, or interchange point, except that where biweekly or weekly service only is performed, a shipment of hazardous materials must be forwarded on the first available train.

(b) A tank car loaded with any Division 2.1 (flammable gas), Division 2.3 (poisonous gas) or Class 3 (flammable liquid) material, may not be received and held at any point, subject to forwarding orders, so as to defeat the purpose of this section or of § 174.204 of this subchapter.

[Amdt. 174-26, 41 FR 16092, Apr. 15, 1976, as amended by Amdt. 174-68, 55 FR 52677, Dec. 21, 1990]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1987–2015 · leading case: Pan Am Sys., Inc. v. Atl. Ne. Rails & Ports, Inc., 804 F.3d 59 (1st Cir. 2015).
Pan Am Sys., Inc. v. Atl. Ne. Rails & Ports, Inc., 804 F.3d 59 (1st Cir. 2015). “See 49 C.F.R. § 174.14 . Federal law also requires rail carriers (like Springfield) to have “procedures in place to determine the location and shipping information for each railcar under its physical custody and control that contains [hazardous materials].”
Consol. Rail Corp. v. City of Bayonne, 724 F. Supp. 320 (D.N.J. 1989). · cites it 3× “49 C.F.R. § 174.14 . Section 174.204 provides specifications for the tank car delivery of liquified gas and gas.”
Missouri Pac. R.R. v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas, 671 F. Supp. 466 (W.D. Tex. 1987). “853, which directs highway shipments to proceed without unnecessary delay, and at 49 CFR 174.14, which directs rail shipments to be expedited within a stated time frame.”
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