§229.79. Third rail shoes.
49 C.F.R. § 229.79
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.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20133, 20137-38, 20143, 20168, 20701-03, 21301-02, 21304; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.
Source
Source: 45 FR 21109, Mar. 31, 1980, unless otherwise noted.