C.F.R. » Title 49 » CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › PART 229—RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE SAFETY STANDARDS › Subpart C—Safety Requirements

49 C.F.R. § 229.63

Lateral motion

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(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the total uncontrolled lateral motion between the hubs of the wheels and boxes, between boxes and pedestals or both, on any pair of wheels may not exceed 1 inch on non-powered axles and friction bearing powered axles, or 3/4 inch on all other powered axles.

(b) The total uncontrolled lateral motion may not exceed 1 1/4 inches on the center axle of three-axle trucks.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2009–2010 · leading case: CSX Transp., Inc. v. Miller, 46 So. 3d 434 (Ala. 2010).
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CSX Transp., Inc. v. Miller, 46 So. 3d 434 (Ala. 2010). · cites it 4× “119 for failing to provide cab seats that were securely mounted and braced; and to allege that his injuries were caused by CSX's violation of 49 C.F.R. § 229.63 in that CSX allowed the locomotives to run with excessive lateral motion.”
Grogg v. CSX Transp., Inc., 659 F. Supp. 2d 998 (N.D. Ind. 2009). “23 ; 49 C.F.R. § 229.63 and 49 C.F.R. § 229.9 .”
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