{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-230.98","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 230.98","heading":"Driving, trailing, and engine truck axles.","body":"(a) Condemning defects. Driving, trailing, and engine truck axles with any of the following defects shall be removed from service immediately and repaired (see appendix A of this part for inspection requirements):\n(1) Bent axle;\n(2) Cut journals that cannot be made to run cool without turning;\n(3) Transverse seams in iron or steel axles;\n(4) Seams in axles causing journals to run hot;\n(5) Axles that are unsafe on account of usage, accident or derailment;\n(6) Any axle worn 1/2 inch or more in diameter below the original/new journal diameter, except as provided in paragraph (a)(7) of this section;\n(7) Any driving axles other than main driving axles with an original or new diameter greater than 6 inches that are worn 3/4 inch or more in diameter below the original/new diameter.\n(b) Journal diameter stamped. For steam locomotives with plain bearings, the original/new journal diameter shall be stamped on one end of the axle no later than January 18, 2005.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 230—STEAM LOCOMOTIVE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS","Subpart C—Steam Locomotives and Tenders"],"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":"123001cc550d03ec105210dd92f176d5efe971d24f1209bd6e88c828b8d0ada7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-230.97","next":"us/49-cfr-230.99"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}