# -3 Approval to operate at 286,000 gross rail load (GRL).

- **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:** Not available
- **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.

[80 FR 26749, May 8, 2015]
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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.

[80 FR 26749, May 8, 2015]
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