GroundRules
49 CFR 229.79: Third rail shoes.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 49—Transportation
- Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation
- CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- PART 229—RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE SAFETY STANDARDS
- Subpart C—Safety Requirements
When locomotives are equipped with both third rail and overhead collectors, third-rail shoes shall be deenergized while in yards and at stations when current collection is exclusively from the overhead conductor.
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