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From: jis1@mtgzz.UUCP (j.mukerji)
Newsgroups: net.railroad
Subject: Re: Third-rail at grade crossings
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Date: Thu, 23-Jan-86 09:10:08 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 23 09:10:08 1986
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There are many (several dozens) of grade crossings on the LIRR (long Island
Rail Road) in third rail electrified sections between Jamaica and
Huntington. They basically seem to rely on the good sense of each individual
to keep them away from the third rail. They do not have any problem with the
dead section across the roads at the grade crossings because none of the
grade crossings are wider than the length of M1 and M2 cars that are used on
these lines. As far as I can recall there is no grade crossing wide enough
to cause a power outage in one of these cars.

Jishnu Mukerji