CFR > Title 49 - Transportation > SUBTITLE B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Parts 200–269) > PART 215—RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR SAFETY STANDARDS > SUBPART B—Freight Car Components (§215.101 to §215.129) > 215.129—Defective cushioning device.

215.129—Defective cushioning device.

A railroad may not place or continue in service a car if it has a cushioning device that is—
(a) Broken;
(b) Inoperative; or
(c) Missing a part—
unless its sliding components have been effectively immobilized.