# 49 C.F.R. § 229.45 (2026): General condition

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## Section

- **Citation:** 49 C.F.R. § 229.45 (2026)
- **Heading:** General condition
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 49 CFR: Transportation / Chapter II: FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION / Part 229: RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE SAFETY STANDARDS / Subpart C: Safety Requirements / § 229.45: § 229.45   General condition.

## Text

All systems and components on a locomotive shall be free of conditions that endanger the safety of the crew, locomotive or train. These conditions include: insecure attachment of components, including third rail shoes or beams, traction motors and motor gear cases, and fuel tanks; fuel, oil, water, steam, and other leaks and accumulations of oil on electrical equipment that create a personal injury hazard; improper functioning of components, including slack adjusters, pantograph operating cylinders, circuit breakers, contactors, relays, switches, and fuses; and cracks, breaks, excessive wear and other structural infirmities of components, including quill drives, axles, gears, pinions, pantograph shoes and horns, third rail beams, traction motor gear cases, and fuel tanks.

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