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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter E - Motor Carriers › Article 8 - Insurance › Part 855 - INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTOR CARRIERS OF PROPERTY › Section 855.1 - Common and contract motor carriers

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Every common and contract motor carrier of property under
						the jurisdiction of the commissioner transporting property for compensation
						shall secure and maintain and file with the commissioner a surety bond or
						certificate of a company authorized to do business in this State by the
						Superintendent of Insurance, or in lieu thereof, may file qualifications as a
						self-insurer, covering each motor vehicle so to be operated for the sum
						hereinafter set forth, conditioned for the payment of all judgments recovered
						against such motor carrier:
For personal injury or death to one person,
						$100,000;
For personal injury or death to all persons in one
						accident, $300,000, with a maximum of $100,000 for each person;
Property damage (excluding cargo insurance),
						$50,000;
For loss or damage to property being transported (cargo
						insurance), each motor vehicle, $5,000;
For loss or damage to property being transported (cargo
						insurance), aggregate losses or damages at any one time and place,
						$10,000.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter E - Motor Carriers › Article 8 - Insurance › Part 855 - INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTOR CARRIERS OF PROPERTY › Section 855.2 - Minimum levels of financial responsibility for interstate motor carriers of property

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The provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations that have
						been incorporated by reference in this Part have been filed in the Office of the
						Secretary of State of the State of New York, the publications so filed being the
						books entitled: Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 100 to 177, Parts 178 to
						199, Parts 300 to 399, Parts 400 to 571 and Parts 572 to 999, revised as of October
						1, 2022, published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and
						Records Administration, as a special edition of the Federal Register. The
						regulations incorporated by reference may be examined at the Office of the
						Department of State, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY
						12231-0001, at the law libraries of the New York State Supreme Court, the
						Legislative Library, the New York State Department of Transportation, Office of
						Counsel or Motor Carrier Compliance Bureau, 50 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12232. They may
						be purchased by mail from the US Government Publishing Office, New Orders, P.O. Box
						979050, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000 with payment by check or with payment by credit
						card at 8066-512-1800. The full text of the Code of Federal Regulations is available
						in electronic format at
www.ofr.gov
. Copies of the
						Code of Federal Regulations are also available at many public libraries and bar
						association libraries.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter E - Motor Carriers › Article 8 - Insurance › Part 855 - INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTOR CARRIERS OF PROPERTY › Section 855.3 - Exceptions

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The provisions and requirements of this Part relative to
						the maintenance and filing of cargo insurance shall not apply:
(a) to trucks used exclusively in the
					 transportation of crushed stone, sand, gravel, mortar, dirt, debris, coal, logs
					 and similar commodities that would not be injured by an accident to the
					 truck;
(b) to contract
					 carriers;
(c) to certificated bus
					 operators authorized to transport packages for compensation as auxiliary to
					 passenger service.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter E - Motor Carriers › Article 8 - Insurance › Part 855 - INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTOR CARRIERS OF PROPERTY › Section 855.4 - General requirements

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(a)
					 Surety bonds and certificates of insurance shall specify that coverage
					 thereunder will remain in effect continuously until terminated as provided
					 herein; if, however, a certificate or permit authorizes operation only during a
					 specified period or specified periods, the bond or certificate may be limited
					 to such period or periods.
(b)
					 Termination by replacement. Certificates of insurance or surety bonds which
					 have been accepted by the commissioner under this Part may be replaced by other
					 certificates of insurance, surety bonds or other security, and the liability of
					 the retiring insurer or surety under such certificates of insurance or surety
					 bonds shall be considered as having terminated as of the effective date of the
					 replacement certificate of insurance, surety bond or other security, provided
					 the said replacement certificate, bond or other security meets all of the
					 following conditions:
(1) it must be
					 acceptable to the commissioner under this Part;
(2) it must be accompanied by a letter of
					 authorization, in duplicate, signed by the motor carrier involved or an
					 authorized employee of such motor carrier authorizing such replacement and
					 verifying the effective date thereof; and
(3) its effective date must coincide with the
					 effective date specified in the letter of authorization and the said date may
					 not be more than 30 days prior to the date of receipt by the commissioner of
					 the letter of authorization and replacement certificate.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 912 - Inspection Of Elevated Structures And Bridges Of Street Or Electric Railroad Corporations-first District Territory › Section 912.1 - Periodic inspection required

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All railroad (see §
											912.3) or street railroad corporations operating within the First District are
						directed and required during each calendar year to make periodical inspections
						of their respective elevated structures and bridges within the First District,
						such inspections to be made under the supervision of competent and responsible
						officials or employees.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 912 - Inspection Of Elevated Structures And Bridges Of Street Or Electric Railroad Corporations-first District Territory › Section 912.2 - Annual reports

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(a)
					 Each railroad (see §
											912.3) or street railroad corporation operating upon continuous elevated structures
					 of more than one-half mile in length is required within 30 days after the
					 expiration of each calendar year to file with the commissioner a report duly
					 verified by the chief engineer or other competent or responsible official or
					 employee of such company under whose direction the inspection is made to the
					 effect that such company's elevated structures were duly inspected by competent
					 engineers during the preceding calendar year and found safe, or if the
					 structures were found unsafe or in need of repair in any respect, reports shall
					 so state and shall state the particular in which they were found unsafe or in
					 need of repair and what steps have been taken or are being taken to make them
					 safe or to repair them.
(b) As to
					 all elevated structures or bridges less than one-half mile in length each
					 railroad (see §
											912.3) or street railroad corporation is required within 30 days after the
					 completion of one such inspection each year of said structure or bridge to make
					 and file with the commissioner a report such as is above described.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 912 - Inspection Of Elevated Structures And Bridges Of Street Or Electric Railroad Corporations-first District Territory › Section 912.3 - Not applicable to steam railroad corporations

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None of the provisions or requirements of this Part shall
						apply to steam railroad corporations.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 913 - Railroad Bridge Inventory and Inspection › Section 913.1 - Purpose and authority

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
This Part establishes and implements the program of
						railroad bridge inventory and inspection as directed by Highway Law Article IX,
						and is applicable to all railroads subject to this statute.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 913 - Railroad Bridge Inventory and Inspection › Section 913.2 - Railroad bridge inventory, inspections, and load rating

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The Commissioner of Transportation hereby adopts 49 CFR
						Par t 237 and Appendix A thereto with regard to bridge safety standard s with
						the same force and effect as though fully set forth at length here in, with the
						exception of
						49 CFR
						237.7 and Appendix B
						thereto.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 913 - Railroad Bridge Inventory and Inspection › Section 913.3 - Annual reporting

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(a)
					 Each railroad shall submit its written bridge safety management program and
					 inspection procedures to the department, upon request, within 30 business
					 days.
(b) Each railroad shall
					 submit any specified inspection report (including diving inspection report as
					 noted in Highway Law subdivisions 236(3)(c),(d)) upon request, within thirty
					 business days.
(c) Consistent with
					 the provisions of Highway Law subdivision 236(3)(e), on or prior to March 15th
					 of each year, each railroad shall electronically file with the department an
					 annual railroad b ridge inventory, to include inspection details, load capacity
					 and other relevant data collected or maintained pursuant to  49 CFR part 237, per the instructions set forth in the Department's document 'Railroad Bridge
					 Reporting Details,' available at URL:
https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/structures/manuals/railroad-bridge-reporting-details
.
					 The annual report shall include a certification that each bridge within the
					 state for which the railroad has responsibility has been inspected in
					 accordance with the pro- visions of  49 CFR Part 237.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 913 - Railroad Bridge Inventory and Inspection › Section 913.4 - Department review

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Upon reasonable notice from the department, each railroad
						shall make all bridge inspection and inventory records available and
						accommodate field observations by department staff. While making such field
						observations, railroad safety procedures shall be followed. Advance notice
						shall be provided to the railroad of all scheduled field observations for which
						a railroad representative must be present.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 913 - Railroad Bridge Inventory and Inspection › Section 913.5 - Incorporation by reference

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The provisions of the Code of Federal Regulations which
						have been incorporated by reference in this Part have been filed in the Office
						of the Secretary of State of the State of New York, the publication so filed
						being the booklet entitled: Code of Federal Regulations Title 49 P arts 200 to
						299 revised as of October 1, 2013, published by the Office of the Federal
						Register, National Archives and Records Administration, as a special edition of
						the Federal Register. The regulations incorporated by reference may be examined
						at the Office of the Department of State, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington
						Avenue, Albany, NY 12231-0001, at the law libraries of the New York State
						Supreme Court, the Legislative Library, the New York State Department of
						Transportation, Office of Counsel or Motor Carrier Compliance Bureau, 50 Wolf
						Road, Albany, NY 12232. They may also be purchased from the Superintendent of
						Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Copies of the Code
						of Federal Regulations are also available at many public libraries and bar
						association libraries.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 914 - Tools In Passenger Cars Of Steam Railroad Corporations › Section 914.1 - Required tools

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Every railroad corporation operating the road by steam in
						this State shall provide:
(a) In every
					 steel body car operated in any passenger train one set of tools consisting of
					 at least a sledge hammer and a crowbar.
(b) In every closed wooden body car operated
					 in any passenger train one set of tools consisting of an axe, a sledge hammer,
					 a crowbar and a hand saw.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 918 - Temporary Speed Restrictions Signs › Section 918.1 - Installation where temporary speed restrictions are imposed

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Whenever track conditions are such that temporary speed
						restrictions are deemed necessary, every railroad corporation subject to the
						jurisdiction of the commissioner, shall, in addition to all other normal
						operating orders and practices, immediately install and continue to maintain
						during the entire speed restricted period "Slow Speed" warning boards or signs
						of suitable sizes so as to be readily visible at all times to the engineer of
						an approaching train and located at a sufficient distance from the point to be
						protected to insure proper reduction from maximum authorized speed to the
						restricted speed as well as a similar "Resume Speed" warning board or sign
						located at a point beyond the restricted speed section as to indicate where
						normal speed may be safely resumed.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 918 - Temporary Speed Restrictions Signs › Section 918.2 - Notification of compliance

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Each of the said railroad corporations shall within 10
						days from the date of service of this order notify the commissioner in writing
						whether this order and all of its terms and requirements are accepted and will
						be obeyed.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 919 - Private Rail Crossings Located In Intercity Rail Passenger Service Corridors › Section 919.0 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
This Part applies to private rail crossings located in
						intercity rail passenger corridors.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 919 - Private Rail Crossings Located In Intercity Rail Passenger Service Corridors › Section 919.1 - Definitions

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(a) Commissioner.
					 The Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation or the
					 commissioner's designee.
(b)
					 Department. The New York State Department of Transportation.
(c) Intercity rail passenger service. Any
					 intercity rail passenger transportation operation where rail passenger trains
					 operate on a regular scheduled basis.
(d) Intercity rail passenger service
					 corridor. A continuous railroad route which contains one or more segments of
					 railroad track(s) where intercity rail passenger service is in operation by the
					 National Rail Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), or its successor.
(e) Public rail crossing. A crossing where a
					 highway, roadway or similar facility which is owned or maintained by a
					 government entity, either Federal, State or local, a public authority or a
					 public agency, which crosses a railroad track(s), is open to the public, and
					 has been designated as such by order of the commissioner or recognized as
					 having been a public rail crossing prior to the year 1897.
(f) Private rail crossing. A crossing which
					 traverses the track for use by a private party and its invitees as established
					 through a deed or an agreement with the railroad or right-of-way
					 owner.
(g) New private rail
					 crossing. A rail crossing established through agreement by the railroad owning
					 the rail line and land owners for access to their property where a rail
					 crossing had not previously existed or where access was never established to
					 the property in question.
(h)
					 Railroad. A private or public railroad operating in New York State carrying
					 either freight, passengers or both including, but not limited to, those
					 operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and its
					 subsidiaries, including the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) or operated by any
					 other public authority or local government.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 919 - Private Rail Crossings Located In Intercity Rail Passenger Service Corridors › Section 919.2 - Establishment of private rail crossings; prohibitions

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No new private rail crossings shall be established in an
						intercity rail passenger service corridor unless an application has been made
						to and approved by the Commissioner. For purposes of this section, new private
						rail crossing shall mean a private rail crossing established on or after July
						26, 1994.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 919 - Private Rail Crossings Located In Intercity Rail Passenger Service Corridors › Section 919.3 - Establishment of private rail crossings; approvals

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(a) The establishment of any new private rail
					 crossing in an intercity rail passenger service corridor requires a hearing and
					 approval of the commissioner. After application is made for such a crossing,
					 the commissioner shall hold a hearing to determine if a new private rail
					 crossing is justified or if an existing public or private rail crossing can be
					 used to avoid creation of a new crossing. If a new private rail crossing is
					 found to be justified, the commissioner shall determine the following:
(1) manner of crossing (either at-grade or
					 grade separated);
(2)
					 location;
(3) type of warning
					 devices required; and
(4)
					 apportionment of responsibility for cost and maintenance of the new rail
					 crossing including any warning devices required.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 919 - Private Rail Crossings Located In Intercity Rail Passenger Service Corridors › Section 919.4 - Alteration/closure of existing private rail crossings

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The commissioner may require alteration or closure of any
						existing private rail crossing, including farm crossings, located in an
						intercity rail passenger service corridor. The department may participate in
						the costs of such alteration or closure without a hearing. Such alteration or
						closure as reflected by plans, specifications and other documents deemed
						necessary by the commissioner must be submitted for review and written approval
						of the commissioner before such alteration or closure can be made. In the event
						that the railroad owning the crossing, the property owners directly impacted by
						the crossing, and the department cannot agree with respect to the alteration or
						closure of an existing private rail crossing, the commissioner shall conduct a
						hearing on the need for such alteration or closure and whether any other
						alternatives are available. The commissioner may consider the use of an
						alternative route or the closure of the crossing. The commissioner may also
						determine the apportionment of costs for the alteration and maintenance of such
						crossing, including any warning devices. Once a decision has been rendered, the
						commissioner shall provide a copy of the decision to all affected railroads and
						property owners.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 919 - Private Rail Crossings Located In Intercity Rail Passenger Service Corridors › Section 919.5 - Notification of intent to close an existing private rail crossing impacting public access to lands open to the public for recreational use

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(a) The commissioner shall solicit public
					 comment on any proposed alteration or closure of an existing private rail
					 crossing which would impact public access to lands open to the public for
					 recreational use. The commissioner shall ensure that any such comments received
					 are considered by the department in any decision to alter or close such a
					 private rail crossing.
(b) The
					 commissioner shall not close any private rail crossing that provides direct
					 access to public State recreational lands unless the department, in
					 consultation with the State agency with jurisdiction over such lands, finds
					 that there is a reasonable alternative route that maintains such public access
					 to and the public recreational value of such lands
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 919 - Private Rail Crossings Located In Intercity Rail Passenger Service Corridors › Section 919.6 - Reimbursement for railroad and property owners

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Modifications to private rail crossings will be
						considered a capital cost and the commissioner may provide for reimbursement of
						such costs to impacted railroad and/or property owners due to modification,
						alteration or closure of a private rail crossing within an intercity rail
						passenger service corridor. If the decision of the department is to not
						participate in such costs, the department must provide written reasons therefor
						to the railroad and property owners seeking reimbursement.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 919 - Private Rail Crossings Located In Intercity Rail Passenger Service Corridors › Section 919.7 - Acquisition of real property in connection with private rail crossings

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The commissioner is authorized to acquire real property
						in connection with projects involving private rail crossings.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 919 - Private Rail Crossings Located In Intercity Rail Passenger Service Corridors › Section 919.8 - Inspection of private rail crossings

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The commissioner shall have the right, upon reasonable
						notice to the real property owner, to enter in or upon private property to
						inspect any private rail crossing site.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 919 - Private Rail Crossings Located In Intercity Rail Passenger Service Corridors › Section 919.9 - Hearings

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(a) The department
					 shall schedule any hearing upon not less than 10 business days' notice to the
					 affected parties. Such notice shall include:
(1) a statement of the time, place, and
					 nature of the hearing;
(2) a
					 statement of the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to
					 be held;
(3) a reference to the
					 particular sections of the statutes and rules involved, where
					 possible;
(4) a short and plain
					 statement of matters asserted; and
(5) a statement that interpreter services
					 shall be made available to deaf persons (at no charge) pursuant to this
					 section.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 922 - Locomotive Boilers And Steam Reservoirs › Section 922.0 - Applicability

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Every railroad corporation and every other corporation,
						partnership or person covered by the provisions of section 72  of the Railroad Law are hereby directed
						and required to obey and comply with the rules and regulations herein adopted
						and prescribed.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 922 - Locomotive Boilers And Steam Reservoirs › Section 922.1 - Responsibility for the general construction and safe working pressure

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The railroad company, or the corporation, partnership or
						person operating one or more steam locomotives under the provisions of section 72  of the Railroad Law will be held
						responsible for the general design and construction of the locomotive boilers
						or steam reservoirs on fireless steam locomotives under its control. The safe
						working pressure for each locomotive boiler or steam reservoir shall be fixed
						by the chief mechanical officer of the operator or by a competent mechanical
						engineer under his supervision after full consideration has been given to the
						general design, workmanship, age, and condition of the boiler or steam
						reservoir, and shall be determined by the minimum thickness of the shell
						plates, the lowest tensile strength of the plates, the efficiency of the
						longitudinal joint, the inside diameter of the course, and the lowest factor of
						safety allowed.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 922 - Locomotive Boilers And Steam Reservoirs › Section 922.2 - Factor of safety

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The lowest factor of safety to be used for locomotive
						boilers and steam reservoirs shall be four.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 922 - Locomotive Boilers And Steam Reservoirs › Section 922.3 - Tensile strength of material

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
When the tensile strength of steel or wrought iron shell
						plates is not known, it shall be taken at 50,000 pounds for steel and 45,000
						pounds for wrought iron.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 922 - Locomotive Boilers And Steam Reservoirs › Section 922.4 - Maximum allowable stress on stays and braces

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
For locomotives, the maximum allowable stress per square
						inch of net cross-sectional area on fire box and combustion chamber stays,
						shall be 7,500 pounds. The maximum allowable stress per square inch of net
						cross-sectional area on round, rectangular, or gusset braces shall be 9,000
						pounds.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 922 - Locomotive Boilers And Steam Reservoirs › Section 922.5 - Shearing strength of rivets

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The maximum shearing strength of rivets
					 per square inch of cross-sectional area shall be taken as follows:
Pounds
Iron rivets in single shear .......
38,000
Iron rivets in double shear .......
76,000
Steel rivets in single shear .......
44,000
Steel rivets in double shear .......
88,000
(b) A higher shearing strength may be used
					 for rivets when it can be shown by test that the rivet material used is of such
					 quality as to justify the use of a higher shearing strength.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 922 - Locomotive Boilers And Steam Reservoirs › Section 922.6 - Rules for inspection

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The
					 mechanical officer in charge at each point where boiler or steam reservoir
					 repair work is done will be held responsible for the inspection and repair of
					 all locomotive boilers, steam reservoirs and their appurtenances under his
					 jurisdiction. He must know that all defects disclosed by any inspection are
					 properly repaired before the locomotive is returned to service.
(b) The term "inspector" as used in this
					 Part, unless otherwise specified, will be held to mean the operator's
					 inspector.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 922 - Locomotive Boilers And Steam Reservoirs › Section 922.7 - Inspection of interior of boiler

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(a) Time of inspection. The interior of every
					 boiler and steam reservoir shall be thoroughly inspected before it is put into
					 service and whenever a sufficient number of flues are removed to allow
					 examination.
(b) Flues to be
					 removed. All flues of boilers in service, except as otherwise provided, shall
					 be removed at least once every four years, and a thorough examination shall be
					 made of the entire interior of the boiler. After flues are taken out, the
					 inside of the boiler must be thoroughly cleaned, all scale being completely
					 removed. This period for the removal of flues may be extended by the
					 commissioner upon application if an investigation shows that conditions warrant
					 it.
(c) Method of inspection. The
					 entire interior of the boiler or steam reservoir must then be examined for
					 cracks, pitting, grooving, or indications of overheating, and for damage where
					 mud has collected or heavy scale formed. The edges of plates, all laps, seams,
					 and points where cracks and defects are likely to develop or which an exterior
					 examination may have indicated, must be given an especially minute examination.
					 It must be seen that braces and stays are taut, that pins are properly secured
					 in place, and that each is in condition to support its proportion of the
					 load.
(d) Repairs. Any boiler or
					 steam reservoir developing cracks in the barrel shall be taken out of service
					 at once, thoroughly repaired, and reported to be in satisfactory condition
					 before it is returned to service.
(e) Lap joint seams. Every boiler or steam
					 reservoir having lap joint longitudinal seams without reinforcing plates shall
					 be examined with special care to detect grooving or cracks at the edges of the
					 seams.
(f) Fusible plugs. If
					 boilers are equipped with fusible plugs they shall be removed and cleaned of
					 scale at least once every month. Their removal must be noted on the report of
					 inspection.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 922 - Locomotive Boilers And Steam Reservoirs › Section 922.8 - Inspection of exterior of boiler

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(a) Time of inspection. The exterior of every
					 boiler or steam reservoir shall be thoroughly inspected before being put into
					 service and whenever the jacket and the lagging are removed.
(b) Lagging to be removed. The jacket and
					 lagging shall be removed at least once every five years and a thorough
					 inspection made of the entire exterior of the boiler while under hydrostatic
					 pressure. The jacket and lagging shall be removed whenever, on account of
					 indications of leaks, the commission's inspector or the operator's inspector
					 considers it desirable or necessary.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 922 - Locomotive Boilers And Steam Reservoirs › Section 922.9 - Testing boilers

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(a)
					 Time of testing. Every boiler or steam reservoir before being put into service
					 and at least once every 12 months thereafter, shall be subjected to hydrostatic
					 pressure 25 per cent above the working steam pressure.
(b) Removal of dome cap. The dome cap and
					 throttle stand pipe must be removed immediately after the application of the
					 hydrostatic pressure, and the interior surface and connections of the boiler or
					 steam reservoir examined as thoroughly as conditions will permit. In case the
					 boiler or steam reservoir can be entered and thoroughly inspected without
					 removing the throttle stand pipe, the inspector may make the inspection by
					 removing the dome cap only, but any variation from the rule must be noted in
					 the certificate of inspection.
(c)
					 Witness of test. When the test is being made by the operator's inspector, an
					 authorized representative of the operator thoroughly familiar with boiler
					 construction must personally witness the test and thoroughly examine the boiler
					 or steam reservoir while under hydrostatic pressure.
(d) Repairs and steam test. When all
					 necessary repairs have been completed, the boiler shall be fired up or the
					 steam reservoir shall be charged and the steam pressure raised to not less than
					 the allowable working pressure, and the boiler or reservoir and appurtenances
					 shall be carefully examined. All cocks, valves, seams, bolts, and rivets must
					 be tight under this pressure, and all defects disclosed must be
					 repaired.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 922 - Locomotive Boilers And Steam Reservoirs › Section 922.11 - Steam gauges

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(a)
					 Location of gauges. Every boiler or steam reservoir shall have at least one
					 steam guage which will correctly indicate the working pressure. Care must be
					 taken to locate the gauge so that it will be kept reasonably cool and can be
					 conveniently read by the engine men.
(b) Siphon. Every gauge shall have a siphon
					 of ample capacity to prevent steam entering the gauge. The pipe connection
					 shall enter the boiler or steam reservoir direct and shall be maintained steam
					 tight between boiler or steam reservoir and gauge. The siphon pipe and its
					 connections to the boiler or steam reservoir must be cleaned each time the
					 gauge is tested.
(c) Time of
					 testing. Steam gauges shall be tested at least once every three months and also
					 when any irregularity is reported.
(d) Method of testing. Steam gauges shall be
					 compared with an accurate test gauge or dead-weight tester, and gauges found
					 inaccurate shall be corrected before being put into service.
(e) Boiler No. The builder's No. of the
					 boiler or steam reservoir, if known, shall be stamped on the dome. If the
					 builder's No. cannot be obtained, an assigned No. which shall be used in making
					 out specification cards shall be stamped on dome.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 922 - Locomotive Boilers And Steam Reservoirs › Section 922.12 - Safety valves

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(a)
					 Number and capacity. Every boiler or steam reservoir shall be equipped with at
					 least two safety values, the capacity of which shall be sufficient to prevent,
					 under any condition of service, an accumulation of pressure more than five per
					 cent above the allowed steam pressure.
(b) Setting of safety valves. Safety valves
					 shall be set to pop at pressures not exceeding six pounds above the working
					 steam pressure. When setting safety valves two steam gauges shall be used, one
					 of which must be so located that it will be in full view of the person engaged
					 in setting such valves; and if the pressure indicated by the gauges varies more
					 than three pounds they shall be removed from the boiler or steam reservoir,
					 tested, and corrected before the safety valves are set. Gauges shall in all
					 cases be tested immediately before the safety valves are set or any change made
					 in the setting. When setting safety valves the water level in the boiler or
					 steam reservoir shall not be above the highest gauge cock.
(c) Time of testing. Safety valves shall be
					 tested under steam at least once every three months and also when any
					 irregularity is reported.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 922 - Locomotive Boilers And Steam Reservoirs › Section 922.13 - Water glass and gauge cocks

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(a)
					 Number and location. Every boiler shall be equipped with at least one water
					 glass and three gauge cocks. The lowest gauge cock and the lowest reading of
					 the water glass shall be not less than three inches above the highest part of
					 the crown sheet. The location of the water glass on the back head of the boiler
					 shall be such that it may be clearly seen by the engineman and fireman when in
					 their natural positions in the cab.
(b) Water glass valves. All water glasses
					 shall be supplied with two valves or shut-off cocks, one at the upper and one
					 at the lower connection to the boiler, and also a drain cock, so constructed
					 and located that they can be easily opened and closed by hand.
(c) Time of cleaning. The spindles of all
					 gauge cocks and water glass cocks shall be removed and cocks thoroughly cleaned
					 of scale and sediment at least once each month. When gauge cocks having offset
					 extensions or elbows protruding into the water space are used, the body of the
					 gauge cock shall be removed from the boiler at the time of cleaning, and the
					 opening through the body thoroughly cleaned.
(d) All water glasses must be blown out and
					 gauge cocks tested before each trip, and gauge cocks must be maintained in such
					 condition that they can be easily opened and closed by hand without the aid of
					 a wrench or other tool.
(e) Water
					 and lubricator glass shields. All tubular water glasses and lubricator glasses
					 must be equipped with a safe and suitable shield which will prevent the glass
					 from flying in case of breakage, and such shield shall be properly
					 maintained.
(f) Water glass lamps.
					 All water glasses must be supplied with a suitable lamp properly located to
					 enable the engineman and fireman easily to see the water in the
					 glass.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 922 - Locomotive Boilers And Steam Reservoirs › Section 922.14 - Injectors

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Injectors must be kept in good condition, free from
						scale, and must be tested before each trip. Boiler checks, delivery pipes,
						feed-water pipes, tank hose, and tank valves must be kept in good condition,
						free from leaks and from foreign substances which would obstruct the flow of
						water.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 922 - Locomotive Boilers And Steam Reservoirs › Section 922.15 - Flue plugs

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No boiler shall remain in service which has one or more
						fire tubes plugged at both ends of the tube unless the plugs are securely tied
						together by means of a rod not less than 5/8 inch in diameter. Flue plugs must
						be removed and flues repaired at the first point where such repairs can
						properly be made.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 922 - Locomotive Boilers And Steam Reservoirs › Section 922.16 - Washing boilers

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(a)
					 Time of washing. All boilers shall be thoroughly washed as often as the water
					 conditions require, but not less frequently than once each month. Steam
					 reservoirs, unless otherwise required, shall be thoroughly washed out at least
					 once each year. All boilers and steam reservoirs shall be considered as having
					 been in continuous service between washouts unless the dates of the days that
					 the boiler or steam reservoir were out of service are properly certified on
					 washout reports and on the report of inspection.
(b) Plugs to be removed. When boilers or
					 steam reservoirs are washed, all washout, arch, and water-bar plugs must be
					 removed.
(c) Water tubes. Special
					 attention must be given the arch or water-bar tubes to see that they are free
					 from scale and sediment.
(d) Office
					 record. An accurate record of all locomotive boiler and steam reservoir
					 washouts shall be kept in the office of the operator. The following information
					 must be entered on the day that the boiler or steam reservoir is washed:
(1) No. of locomotive.
(2) Date of washout.
(3) Signature of boiler washer or
					 inspector.
(4) Statement that
					 spindles of gauge cocks and water glass cocks and body of gauge cocks where
					 required were removed and cocks cleaned.
(5) Signature of the boiler inspector or the
					 employee who removed the spindles and cleaned the cocks.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter VI - Transportation Regulations › Subchapter F - Railroad And Street Railroad Corporations › Article 2 - Safety › Part 922 - Locomotive Boilers And Steam Reservoirs › Section 922.17 - Steam leaks

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(a)
					 Leaks under lagging. If a serious leak develops under the lagging, an
					 examination must be made and the leak located. If the leak is found to be due
					 to a crack in the shell or to any other defect which may reduce safety, the
					 boiler or steam reservoir must be taken out of service at once, thoroughly
					 repaired, and reported to be in satisfactory condition before it is returned to
					 service.
(b) Leaks in front of
					 enginemen. All steam valves, cocks, joints, studs, bolts, and seams shall be
					 kept in such repair that they will not emit steam in front of the enginemen so
					 as to obscure their vision.