{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-1244.6","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 1244.6","heading":"Retention of files.","body":"(a) Subject railroads shall retain the underlying hard copy waybills or facsimiles capable of producing legible copies, which shall be complete including inbound references for transit waybills, for a minimum period of four years.\n(b) This file of retained waybills shall be maintained in such a manner that railroads may readily retrieve waybill copies using the waybill identifier code as shown on the submitted waybill record.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER X—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD","SUBCHAPTER C—ACCOUNTS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS","PART 1244—WAYBILL ANALYSIS OF TRANSPORTATION OF PROPERTY—RAILROADS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"a0a7a76b7e8a47101d8d55bac9070f3f3afe2893d2cb9acb4f5edc131bb51fb6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-1244.5","next":"us/49-cfr-1244.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}