{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-229.79","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 229.79","heading":"Third rail shoes.","body":"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.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"03bafde762dfd9c197ed2af5ea9c49ae37965cd9b80827cc55f43ea00a732666","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-229.77","next":"us/49-cfr-229.81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}