{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 179.202-3","title":"-3 Approval to operate at 286,000 gross rail load (GRL).","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"A tank car may be loaded to a gross weight on rail of up to 286,000 pounds (129,727 kg) upon approval by the Associate Administrator for Safety, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). See § 179.13.\n\n[80 FR 26749, May 8, 2015]","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-179-202-3.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-179-202-3.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-179-202-3","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-179.202-3","body":"A tank car may be loaded to a gross weight on rail of up to 286,000 pounds (129,727 kg) upon approval by the Associate Administrator for Safety, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). See § 179.13.\n\n[80 FR 26749, May 8, 2015]","truncated":false,"body_characters":225}