Part 230 - Steam Locomotive Inspection and Maintenance Standards  


§ 230.0 - Steam powered locomotives.
Subpart A - General
§ 230.1 - Purpose and scope.
§ 230.2 - Applicability.
§ 230.3 - Implementation.
§ 230.4 - Penalties.
§ 230.5 - Preemptive effect.
§ 230.6 - Waivers.
§ 230.7 - Responsibility for compliance.
§ 230.8 - Definitions.
§ 230.9 - Information collection.
§ 230.10 - [Reserved]
Recordkeeping Requirements
§ 230.18 - Service days.
§ 230.19 - Posting of FRA Form No. 1 and FRA Form No. 3.
§ 230.20 - Alteration and repair report for steam locomotive boilers.
§ 230.21 - Steam locomotive number change.
§ 230.22 - Accident reports.
General Inspection Requirements
§ 230.11 - Repair of non-complying conditions.
§ 230.12 - Movement of non-complying steam locomotives.
§ 230.13 - Daily inspection.
§ 230.14 - Thirty-one (31) service day inspection.
§ 230.15 - Ninety-two (92) service day inspection.
§ 230.16 - Annual inspection.
§ 230.17 - One thousand four hundred seventy-two (1472) service day inspection.
Subpart B - Boilers and Appurtenances
§ 230.23 - Responsibility for general construction and safe working pressure.
Injectors, Feedwater Pumps, and Flue Plugs
§ 230.57 - Injectors and feedwater pumps.
§ 230.58 - Flue plugs.
Fusible Plugs
§ 230.59 - Fusible plugs.
Staybolts
§ 230.38 - Telltale holes.
§ 230.39 - Broken staybolts.
§ 230.40 - Time and method of staybolt testing.
§ 230.41 - Flexible staybolts with caps.
Steam Leaks
§ 230.64 - Leaks under lagging.
§ 230.65 - Steam blocking view of engine crew.
Inspection and Repair
§ 230.29 - Inspection and repair.
§ 230.30 - Lap-joint seam boilers.
§ 230.31 - Flues to be removed.
§ 230.32 - Time and method of inspection.
§ 230.33 - Welded repairs and alterations.
§ 230.34 - Riveted repairs and alterations.
Pressure Testing of Boilers
§ 230.35 - Pressure testing.
§ 230.36 - Hydrostatic testing of boilers.
§ 230.37 - Steam test following repairs or alterations.
Steam Pipes
§ 230.62 - Dry pipe.
§ 230.63 - Smoke box, steam pipes and pressure parts.
Steam Gauges
§ 230.42 - Location of gauges.
§ 230.43 - Gauge siphon.
§ 230.44 - Time of testing.
§ 230.45 - Method of testing.
§ 230.46 - Badge plates.
§ 230.47 - Boiler number.
Water Glasses and Gauge Cocks
§ 230.51 - Number and location.
§ 230.52 - Water glass valves.
§ 230.53 - Time of cleaning.
§ 230.54 - Testing and maintenance.
§ 230.55 - Tubular type water and lubricator glasses and shields.
§ 230.56 - Water glass lamps.
Strength of Materials
§ 230.26 - Tensile strength of shell plates.
§ 230.27 - Maximum shearing strength of rivets.
§ 230.28 - Higher shearing strength of rivets.
Safety Relief Valves
§ 230.48 - Number and capacity.
§ 230.49 - Setting of safety relief valves.
§ 230.50 - Time of testing.
Washing Boilers
§ 230.60 - Time of washing.
§ 230.61 - Arch tubes, water bar tubes, circulators and thermic siphons.
Allowable Stress
§ 230.24 - Maximum allowable stress.
§ 230.25 - Maximum allowable stress on stays and braces.
Subpart C - Steam Locomotives and Tenders
§ 230.66 - Design, construction, and maintenance.
§ 230.67 - Responsibility for inspection and repairs.
Speed Indicators
§ 230.68 - Speed indicators.
Draw Gear and Draft Systems
§ 230.90 - Draw gear between steam locomotive and tender.
§ 230.91 - Chafing irons.
§ 230.92 - Draw gear and draft systems.
Wheels and Tires
§ 230.112 - Wheels and tires.
§ 230.113 - Wheels and tire defects.
§ 230.114 - Wheel centers.
Cabs, Warning Signals, Sanders and Lights
§ 230.80 - Cabs.
§ 230.81 - Cab aprons.
§ 230.82 - Fire doors.
§ 230.83 - Cylinder cocks.
§ 230.84 - Sanders.
§ 230.85 - Audible warning device.
§ 230.86 - Required illumination.
§ 230.87 - Cab lights.
Brake and Signal Equipment
§ 230.70 - Safe condition.
§ 230.71 - Orifice testing of compressors.
§ 230.72 - Testing main reservoirs.
§ 230.73 - Air gauges.
§ 230.74 - Time of cleaning.
§ 230.75 - Stenciling dates of tests and cleaning.
§ 230.76 - Piston travel.
§ 230.77 - Foundation brake gear.
§ 230.78 - Leakage.
§ 230.79 - Train signal system.
Running Gear
§ 230.98 - Driving, trailing, and engine truck axles.
§ 230.99 - Tender truck axles.
§ 230.100 - Defects in tender truck axles and journals.
§ 230.101 - Steam locomotive driving journal boxes.
§ 230.102 - Tender plain bearing journal boxes.
§ 230.103 - Tender roller bearing journal boxes.
§ 230.104 - Driving box shoes and wedges.
§ 230.105 - Lateral motion.
Steam Locomotive Tanks
§ 230.115 - Feed water tanks.
§ 230.116 - Oil tanks.
Trucks, Frames and Equalizing System
§ 230.106 - Steam locomotive frame.
§ 230.107 - Tender frame and body.
§ 230.108 - Steam locomotive leading and trailing trucks.
§ 230.109 - Tender trucks.
§ 230.110 - Pilots.
§ 230.111 - Spring rigging.
Throttles and Reversing Gear
§ 230.88 - Throttles.
§ 230.89 - Reverse gear.
Driving Gear
§ 230.93 - Pistons and piston rods.
§ 230.94 - Crossheads.
§ 230.95 - Guides.
§ 230.96 - Main, side, and valve motion rods.
§ 230.97 - Crank pins.
Ash Pans
§ 230.69 - Ash pans.
Appendix A to Part 230 - Inspection Requirements
Appendix B to Part 230 - Diagrams and Drawings
Appendix C to Part 230 - FRA Inspection Forms
Appendix D to Part 230 - Civil Penalty Schedule