[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR229.81]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

       CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                             TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 229_RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE SAFETY STANDARDS--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart C_Safety Requirements

 

Sec.  229.81  Emergency pole; shoe insulation.



    (a) Each locomotive equipped with a pantograph operating on an 

overhead trolley wire shall have an emergency pole suitable for 

operating the pantograph. Unless the entire pole can be safely handled, 

the part of the pole which can be safely handled shall be marked to so 

indicate. This pole shall be protected from moisture when not in use.

    (b) Each locomotive equipped with third-rail shoes shall have a 

device for insulating the current collecting apparatus from the third 

rail.