Jumper cable
For other uses, see Jumper cable (disambiguation).
MBTA commuter rail car with U.S. standard head end power electrical connection cables.
Jumper cables are electric cables to connect two rail or road vehicles.
Rail
Jumper cables are between the locomotive, the railroad cars and the cab car or the driving van trailer on push-pull trains for multiple-unit train control and the transmission of lower voltage electricity (head end power).
Road
Jumper cables are electrical cables between the road tractor and a semi-trailer or a full trailer or the electrical cables between an automobile and any trailer.
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