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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Tue Mar 6 20:41:44 2018, in response to Re: Expansion of single track Empire Connection to double track?, posted by AlM on Tue Mar 6 19:59:47 2018. I've seen LIRR venture down to 12 (and possibly 11?) but it is extremely rare (like, once every few years rare). The reverse is more common, an Acela Express left from track 18 a few weeks ago.I think they avoid it because the third rail for tracks 5-12 are fed differently than 13-21. My guess is keeping LIRR on the upper tracks makes accounting for the DC electric bill a tad easier. That said, Amtrak still shares third rail through the East River. One thing's for sure - the third rail on tracks 10 thru 12 is probably the dustiest live third rail under NYC, used less often than even the transit museum lead tracks. |
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