{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-215.127","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 215.127","heading":"Defective draft arrangement.","body":"A railroad may not place or continue in service a car, if—\n(a) The car has a draft gear that is inoperative;\n(b) The car has a broken yoke;\n(c) An end of car cushioning unit is—\n(1) Leaking clearly formed droplets; or\n(2) Inoperative;\n(d) A vertical coupler pin retainer plate—\n(1) Is missing (except by design); or\n(2) Has a missing fastener;\n(e) The car has a draft key, or draft key retainer, that is—\n(1) Inoperative; or\n(2) Missing; or\n(f) The car has a missing or broken follower plate.","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":"14d4ce89c5152f398c3311d8592a6afb7e7900fdfd8dadd89a9d482d9289047d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-215.125","next":"us/49-cfr-215.129"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}