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From: edg@micropro.UUCP (Ed Greenberg)
Newsgroups: net.railroad
Subject: Re: Forwarding: Re: Signaling on the NY
Message-ID: <212@micropro.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 13-Jan-86 01:03:08 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 13 01:03:08 1986
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In article <1433@brl-tgr.ARPA> dennis@CSNET-SH.ARPA (Dennis Rockwell) writes:
>Are these lines third rail or overhead?  I would think that the dead spot in
>the third rail and easy public access to the third rail would rule out grade
>crossings, ...
>Dennis

The Long Island Rail Road uses third rail in grade crossing country.
Though you hear of train/car accidents, I've never heard of anybody
being fried. (A-la "Taking of Pelham 1-2-3")

I don't recall the lights going out at grade crossings (as a rule) so I
assume that the cars (Budd M-1's when I moved away) are interconnected
for power.
                                -e
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