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49 CFR 229.79

§ 229.79 Third rail shoes.

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49 CFR 229.79, § 229.79 Third rail shoes, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/258545
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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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This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.