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Subject: Re: (Orphan) Re: Forwarding: Re: Signali
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Date: Wed, 8-Jan-86 12:33:00 EST
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/* Written 11:47 pm  Jan  6, 1986 by roma@uiucuxc in ima:net.railroad */
> Speaking of rapid transit, is Chicago's the only one to use both third rail
> and overhead wire for power?  I can't think of any.

The MBTA's Blue Line in Boston uses third rail in the tunnel and switches
to catenary when it comes out of the tunnel before the airport.  Also,
although not really rapid transit, the Metro-North (ex-New Haven) cars on
the New Haven line out of New York use third rail from Grand Central out
to where the Harlem and New Haven lines diverge between Woodlawn and Mount
Vernon and catenary from there out to New Haven.

John Levine, ima!johnl