91.337 Changes to meet requirements. [Revised]

SUBPART C-OTHER THAN STEAM LOCOMOTIVES AND APPURTENANCES

NOTE: Ex Parte No. 174, 23 F. R. 9451, Dec. 5, 1958, provides in part as follows:

1. The compliance date of §§ 91.201 (d), 91.204 (b), 91.222 (c), 91.226 (a), 91.229 (b), 91.247 (a), 91.262 (a), and 91.321 (e) is postponed from January 1, 1959 to January 1, 1960.

2. The compliance date of §§ 91.201 (c), 91.259 and 91.327 (b) is postponed from January 1, 1959 to January 1, 1961, subject to the provision that not less than 50 percent of each railroad's locomotive units shall be brought into compliance with each of such rules not later than January 1, 1960 and the remainder not later than January 1, 1961.

3. The compliance date of §§ 91.229 (1), 91.229 (g), 91.232, 91.255 (b), and 91.323 (b) is postponed from January 1, 1959, to January 1, 1962, subject to the provision that not less than 33 percent of each railroad's locomotive units shall be brought into compliance with each of such rules not later than January 1, 1960, not less than 66 percent not later than January 1, 1961, and the remainder not later than January 1, 1962.

NOTE: Ex Parte No. 38, 28 F.R. 13400, Dec. 11, 1963, ordered, "That from and after February 1, 1964, except as otherwise specified, the rules and instructions for the inspection and testing of locomotives propelled by other than steam power, together with cuts, tables, drawings and forms, approved by I.C.C. order of December 14, 1925, shall be effective, and shall be observed by each and every common carrier subject to the act of Congress aforesaid as minimum requirements, except that with respect to the electric locomotives, built prior to 1926, used on the lines of the Iowa Terminal Railroad Company (acquired the Mason City and Clear Lake Railroad Company) the requirements of Rules 223, 225, 226, 227, 238 (d), 239(b), and 253 (49 CFR Part 91) shall not be effective until further order of this Commission."

Interpretation:

On locomotive coupled in multiple control, the parts components capable of producing powe propel the locomotive or train, the air br capable of retarding or stopping the loco tive or train, and the sanders, shall resp to control from the operating compartm

(d) Slipping or sliding wheel alar Means shall be provided whereby alar and indications of either slipping or sl ing driving wheels on any unit in a lo motive used in road service will be sho in the enginemen's compartment of 1 controlling unit.

Interpretation: This rule does not requ both an audible alarm, and a visible indi tion, but does require that either the one, the other, must be provided.

The requirements of the rule are satisi by a device which shows when either sl ping or sliding occurs, even though not d tinguishing between the one and the oth

CODIFICATION: Paragraphs (c) and (d) w added, 23 F.R. 2218, Apr. 4, 1958, and s sequently amended to read as set forth abc 24 F.R. 476, Jan. 21, 1959.

§ 91.203 Trip or daily inspection.

(a) Each locomotive unit when us in road service (including belt-li transfer or work-train service) shall inspected at least once every 24 hou except locomotive units operated through runs exceeding 24 hours, m be inspected at the next crew char point immediately beyond the point which the 24-hour period expires. Ea locomotive unit when used exclusively yard service shall be inspected at lea once during each calendar day. A 1 port of the above inspections shall made on an approved form to the prop representative of the railroad wheth such locomotive units need repairs not. This form shall show the name the railroad; the initials and number the unit; the place, date and time of t inspection; the defects disclosed by su