{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-1333.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 1333.1","heading":"Demurrage defined.","body":"Demurrage is a charge that both compensates rail carriers for the expenses incurred when rail cars are detained beyond a specified period of time (i.e., free time) for loading or unloading, and serves as a penalty for undue car detention to encourage the efficient use of rail cars in the rail network.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER X—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD","SUBCHAPTER D—CARRIER RATES AND SERVICE TERMS","PART 1333—DEMURRAGE LIABILITY"],"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":"2b4f5458df49d5b0d4dd5176075c8222d7b2f4dcb07e91c472c6c8831400a66e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-1332.3","next":"us/49-cfr-1333.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}