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Interstate Commerce Commrssmn.  
RIILES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSPECTION AND
TESTING OF STEAM LOCOMOTIVES AND TENDERS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACT OF MARCH 4, 1915,
‘ AMENDING ACT OF FEBRUARY IT, 1911.
October 11, 1915.
. ORDER OF THE COMMISSION.
WASHINGTON Z GU\'1i'.lLNLIENT PRINTING UI<'h`ICE Z 1915

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, At a General Session of the INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION, held at its office in Washington, D. C,,
tl on the 11th day of October, A. D. 1915.
IN TIIE MATTER OF RULES AND· INSTRUCTIONS FOR
TIIE INSPECTION AND TESTING OF STEAM LOCOMO-
TIVES AND TENDERS IN ACCORDANCE IYITH ACT OF
FEBRUARY 17, 1911, AMENDED MARCH 4, 1915.
I IVhereas the act of March 4, 1915 (I’ublie—No. 318, Sixty—third
Congress), amending the act of February 17, 1911, making said act
apply to and include the entire locomotive and tender and all their
parts. requires, among other things. that each carrier subject to this
act shall tile its rules and instructions for the inspection of locomo-
tives and tenders with the chief inspector within three months alter
the approval of the act, and after hearing and approval by the Inter- N
state Commerce Commission such rules and instructions, with such
modifications as the Commission requires, shall become obligatory
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lllhen such classification lamps are provided they shall be kept clean
and maintained in sale and suitable condition for service.
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232. (fab Zig;/LZs.—l£acli locomotive used between sunset and sunrise
`I shall have cab lamps which will provide sullicient illumination for the
; steam, air, and water gauges to enable the enginemen to make nec-
Y essary and accurate readings from their usual and proper positions
? in the cab. 'l`hese lights shall be so located and constructed that the
light will shine only on those parts requiring illumination. Loco-
motives used in road service shall have an additional lamp conven-
iently located to enable the persons operating the locomotive to
_ easily and accurately read train orders and time—taliles, and so con-
i structed that it may be readily tltl1'l·Zt*I]Ctl or extinguished.
- . RUNNING GEAR.
- 33. Zirériyzg, Z7'tl?lZI'7Lf/, and Cltf/t}1<} Zrzzrlv r.1.rZes.—l)riving, trailing,
and engine truel: axles with any ot the lolloiving detects shall 11ot be
. continued in service:
Bent axle; cut journals that can not be made to run cool without
turning; seaniy journals in steel axles; transverse seams in iron
Q axles, or any seams in iron axles causing journals to run hot, or
j unsate on account o li usage, awiileiit. or deraihnent; driving, trailing,
; or engine truck axles more than one—hall inch under original diam-
¤ eter, except tor loeoinotives having all driving axles of the same
j diameter, when other than main driving axles, may be worn three-
L fourths inch below: the oi·i;1·inai iiiaineter.
  The date applied, the original diameter of the journal, and the
i kind of material shall be legibly stamped on one end of each driving
gc axle, trailing truck axle, and engine truck axle applied after Jan-
§ nary 1, 1910.
L ill-. Yitiiirfw frzo·Z· r¢.i·7(»~.——'l`l1e inininiuni diaineters of axles for va—
‘ rious axle loads shall he as follows:
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fr oijourncil. 563,. of center,
A I Incline. Inelirs. Iizchcw.
. { 50.000 pounds ........................................ 5} 7§ 6;%
i l 38.000 pounds ........................................ 5 6} ` 5%
  31.000 pounds ........................................ 4% Gi 515;
  22.000 pounds ........................................ 3} 5 4%
  15,000 pounds ........................................ 3} . 4§   3}
 
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IE5. Tender truck axles with any 0l’ the fellewiiig detects shall net '
he centinned in service: . ;
Bent axle: cnt journals that can net he made t0 l'lll1 cruel withent .
tnrniiig; 5Cillll_\' _lOll1`l1;ll5 in steel axles, nr transverse seams i11 _i1>11rnals _
0l' irnn axles, 0r nnsale on accnnnt el nsage. a1·ci1lent,n;‘ derailnlent;
cellars hreken 0r wern te OIlC—lOlll`ll‘1 i11cl1 0r less i11 lhieliiiess: lillet ’
in hack shenlder wern 011t. 1
$(3. (.'1·i/12/: /»/n$.—Cra11lc pins sl1all he securely applied. Pillllilllllllg l
er prick punching; crank pins will n0t he allewed. All crank pins •
applied alter ·l;lllll;li"\' 1, liilli. shall have the date applied illltl kind l
<,l’ material used legilily stamped 011 Clltl 0f pin.
Crank pin collars and eellar helts shall he niaintaiiieil i11 a safe
lllltl snitahle C()11(,lltl01'i lier service.
ILT. fhirinyj {/()l.L'05.—l)l'lYllilg hexes shall be inaintaiiied in a safe l
and gnitahle cenditien iter service. illreken illltl l00se hearings shall ’
he 1'C1lQ\\`0(l. Net 1110re than 0110 shim inay he nsed between hex and ¢
beariiig. V
$3%. flriring 600: shoes (md zcct/g/<.:¢.—l lriving hex shncs and wedges
shall he niaintained i11 a sale and snitahle COI1tllllO1l i’0r se1·vice. i L
$59. Fm2220s.——l·`1‘;1mes, deck plates. tailpieees. pedeslals, a11d braces _
shall he niainlained in :1 sale and snitahle c011diti0n fer service, a11d  
shall he cleaned and tl10r0nghl_v inspected each time the locomotive _i
is in shep tt01‘ heavy repairs.  
¢ll). Li//(rm! m0f£r1n.·—'l`l1e t0lal lateral nintien er play between the  
ligihs 0l’ the wheels and the hcxes 011 any pair at wheels shall not  
exceed the fellciwing limits:  
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l·`0r engine truck 1=;l1eels liriniks wiih swing: l‘l'lll1‘l`.%l .__.___,.___,,_,_,_______ 1 ,
l·`0r engine lrn<·l< wheels llriicks vrilli rigid ce11le1·s`i,,.-,_..i,_. ____ _______ lg  
l·`nr trailing ll`ll¢fl—Z wheels ._.._._.,..s,_,.. ---.... ..,,__ .. ,____ ,,__ __________ 1  
l·'0r driving wheels (llll1l'lE than nne ;>z1i1·)s,-_,_.,____ _s,_s .,___.___ ________ Q  
These limits 11l2|_\' he increased 011 l()C¢>lllOll\`<‘S eperating 0n track  
where the enrvatine exceeds ill degrees when it can he shewn that  
coiiditiens reanire additional lateral lll()tlt>l'l.  
'l`he lateral 1Il(1ll()ll shall in all cases he kept within snch limits that ll
the driving wheels, reds, 0r crank pins will 110t ll'llYOl"fCl'C witl1 other  
paris 0f the l(.)(‘fllll<>tl\'(2.  
—lI. /’/7r»!.v.—il’il0ts shall he securely attached, pr0perly braced,  
and Ill2llI1lllll1r/;iy/ riyyg/ny.—F¥p1·i1igs and (?(lll2lllZCl'S shall he arranged to  
insnre the proper (ll5lX'll`lllll()ll 0l* weight t0 the \`:ll'l()llS wheels 0f the l"
l0c0in0tive, inaintained approximately level, and in a sale £1ll(l snit- l'
able c0nditi011 I0r service.  
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l sate Illltl suitahlo e<111tliti1>11 l`<>1· e;»:21·~.‘i<’·1~. la:a·< shall {EL p1·<1g1»-
crly, and the inalc csgiitcr platzr :>:t¤,—21111·tl1s inch. All <;<_~11te:·i11g 1h·\‘i<;t·s shall
l1>cp1·<>p121·l_v111a?11t—>E11t·1l.
A snitahlc f<;li·OL_“»` Ullillil zaliall liv 1>1·21t t·a1·11<1~1· <=i`
all l.(>llI‘—\\`ll<}¤_’l <·11{Ii111s t1·i1<ar·a:1ca· tw lll`C‘·`§`llt; thmn
, l!1`Ol11 SC1'l(Hl:€lj»' i11t=21·l`u1·i11g wltli liiljf ·’¤il1;=1· part :`·l`tl1a> l<¤·]IrEl1<3tl¥`C.
T 414-. illY/14#z>}’S.»—`»Yl1vols shall hc s1¤<:111·cl_x` piwssa-¤l an zixtlcs. E)l`iL‘l{
piniching <>1· Slllllllilliifjf the \\`l1(,‘tl tit will not las ]w:s;·211iit1··l. 'Tlw
V (ll1lI1lCl'Ql' oil? wlieula on the same axle ghall not xa1*_v 1n·¢1·1,· than tl11·1·¤·
_ tl1i1·ty—seu<>11tls inch.
Z V.`l100le; usual 011 P%l>=l‘llll'(?x,l on haze lim}. is h—~s than 52% lili`ll(‘$
I 01* 11']()1'(‘ than B3} i11<;l1t·s.
‘ The (-llSl'ilIl('(* ha<*·l; to hacl; at flanges nat xvlicvls lli<1lll1ti‘(l on tha
? saints axle {shall not va  111<»1‘a than ()l\O·'l!4>lli'tl) iaailv.
  45. ('msf {zum vw <·¤»r·c ca11ti:1111¤l in so1~vic<*:
li S?/J _//at.—Wl11~11 the {lat :=]><>t1 is; :3} inclws <>1· O`»`t‘l' in l1~n;Ith, <,1:· it
  tl1e1·ea1·oiw<><>1·11111112a·.‘1·1· in lwngth.
  1}/'0.l’<7H1 0i' <‘171?./·'/»‘<"/7 _/tr/i1g’/<’.——lt tlw chip uX<·Ct*lll tho flange at a point
  i'l\`Q—(}lQl1l`l¤·$ invh alitwo the lroaul. is loss than ZF} inclius in 1vi1· 1*1*1*. 01* so I\ll!1l(‘l’<>llF ae: to i‘ll(l{lil}j`!§l`
  the Satety of the wlioel.
  HM/,t·;· K»m·1z,- —l?`I1<·1~la haxing 1lsl`1e<-tim tjl`t‘:l(l on a<-vaniii ni` Cl`tl(‘l{S
  <>1· aliclling out this to huatiiig.
  Scaina m1<;—l1::ll’ inch long nr O\'z?l'. at 1: at<¤l’thc Elaiigm <11· aczinis 3 i11cl1t=s1·1ei11 lwngth.
Q iliSllCl1SO1ll1}S21`i`C witliint,l10li111its<<>l`33{j i11t·l10s<‘l`1·<1111 tho llangzv. incas-
  llI't‘{lt1iCtl point liu-¢·igl1!l1si11<·l1 `l>!`OIYl the t1‘11alll the tread. or flanges
fi[’tecn—sixteenths inch thick or less, ganged at a point illI'CC‘()l§lll.ll$ .
inch above the tread. l
Treml worn F110?/ol/‘.—lt the tread is worn 5£lllliClU1lt.lj’ hollow to ren— i
der the flange or riin liable to breakage. *'
Buz·st.——If the wheel is cracked troin the wheel lit oiitwai-ll. 0
Cracked tread, cracked plate. or one or more cracketl brackets. ii
\Vheels out of gauge.  
lllheels loose on axle. l
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·• s\\‘ii·.·hix1g_;‘ s.
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