49 C.F.R. § 215.105
Defective axle
A railroad may not place or continue in service a car, if—
(a) An axle on the car has a crack or is broken;
(b) An axle on the car has a gouge in the surface that is—
(1) Between the wheel seats; and
(2) More than one-eighth inch in depth;
(c) An axle on the car, used in conjunction with a plain bearing, has an end collar that is broken or cracked;
(d) A journal on the car shows evidence of overheating, as evidenced by a pronounced blue black discoloration; or
(e) The surface of the plain bearing journal on the axle, or the fillet on the axle, has—
(1) A ridge;
(2) A depression;
(3) A circumferential score;
(4) Corrugation;
(5) A scratch;
(6) A continuous streak;
(7) Pitting;
(8) Rust; or
(9) Etching.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2015–2015 · leading case: Union Pac. R.R. Co. v. Progress Rail Servs. Corp, 778 F.3d 704 (8th Cir. 2015).
Union Pac. R.R. Co. v. Progress Rail Servs. Corp, 778 F.3d 704 (8th Cir. 2015). “49 C.F.R. § 215.105 . When railcar inspections reveal prohibited defects, the axle can be reconditioned by removing the defects from the axle.”
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