{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-215.111","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 215.111","heading":"Defective plain bearing.","body":"A railroad may not place or continue in service a car, if the car has a plain bearing—\n(a) That is missing, cracked, or broken;\n(b) On which the bearing liner—\n(1) Is loose; or\n(2) Has a broken out piece; or\n(c) That shows signs of having been overheated, as evidenced by—\n(1) Melted babbitt;\n(2) Smoke from hot oil; or\n(3) Journal surface damage.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 215—RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR SAFETY STANDARDS","Subpart B—Freight Car Components"],"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":"fcc777674d39e9b0e142917f2281de86d6e262ad2d8b3ac450b569a529d0e756","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-215.109","next":"us/49-cfr-215.113"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}