{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-238.419","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 238.419","heading":"Truck-to-car-body and truck component attachment.","body":"(a) The ultimate strength of the truck-to-car-body attachment for each unit in a train shall be sufficient to resist without failure the following individually applied loads: a vertical force equivalent to 2g acting on the mass of the truck; and a force of 250,000 pounds acting in any horizontal direction on the truck, along with the resulting vertical reaction to this load.\n(b) Each component of a truck (which include axles, wheels, bearings, the truck-mounted brake system, suspension system components, and any other components attached to the truck by design) shall remain attached to the truck when a force equivalent to 2g acting on the mass of the component is exerted in any direction on that component.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 238—PASSENGER EQUIPMENT SAFETY STANDARDS","Subpart E—Specific Requirements for Tier II Passenger Equipment"],"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":"ed3fef378727713cc872485e48d9c0551e750bf37d713e4537cb38fe664192ef","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-238.417","next":"us/49-cfr-238.421"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}