---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 229.89"
title: "49"
number: "229.89"
heading: "Jumpers; cable connections."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/229.89"
---

# §229.89. Jumpers; cable connections.

- (a) Jumpers and cable connections between locomotives shall be so located and guarded to provide sufficient vertical clearance. They may not hang with one end free.
- (b) Cable and jumper connections between locomotive may not have any of the following conditions:
  - (1) **Broken or badly chafed insulation.**
  - (2) **Broken plugs, receptacles or terminals.**
  - (3) **Broken or protruding strands of wire.**

## Notes

### 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.