230.100—Defects in tender truck axles and journals.
(a) Tender truck axle condemning defects.
Tender truck axles with any of the following defects shall be removed from service immediately and repaired:
(2)
Collars that are broken, cracked, or worn to 1/4 inch or less in thickness;
(3)
Truck axles that are unsafe on account of usage, accident, or derailment;
(4)
A fillet in the back shoulder that is worn out; or
(5)
A gouge between the wheel seats that is more than 1/8 of an inch in depth.
(b) Tender truck journal condemning defects.
Tender truck journals with any of the following defects shall be removed from service immediately and repaired :
(1)
Cut journals that cannot be made to run cool without turning;
(2)
Seams in axles causing journals to run hot;
(3)
Overheating, as evidenced by pronounced blue black discoloration;
(4)
Transverse seams in journals of iron or steel axles; or
(5)
Journal surfaces having any of the following:
(i)
A circumferential score;