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Part 231—Railroad Safety Appliance Standards

Railroad Safety Appliance Standards

ContainsSections 231.0–231.35
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Displayed edition2026-04-27
Last updated2026-04-27

PART 231—RAILROAD SAFETY APPLIANCE STANDARDS

Note:

Where rivets or bolts are required in this part 231 a two-piece steel rivet may be used consisting of:

(a) A solid shank of one-half ( 1/2) inch minimum diameter steel or material of equal or greater strength having cold forged head on one end, a shank length for material thickness fastened, locking grooves, breakneck groove and pull grooves (all annular grooves) on the opposite end.

(b) A collar of similar material which is cold swaged into the locking grooves forming a head for the opposite end of item (a) after the pull groove section has been removed.

Sections

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Authority49 U.S.C. 20102-20103, 20107, 20131, 20301-20303, 21301-21302, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.
Source33 FR 19663, Dec. 25, 1968, unless otherwise noted.