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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Mon Nov 6 19:29:02 2006, in response to Re: LIRR: Third rail vs. catenary, posted by RonInBayside on Mon Nov 6 18:57:46 2006. Thank you. So in other words, third rail may have some good advantages in bad weather over catenary.That could explain why Phiolly has trouble in the winter even wuith new catenary in bad weather. The Japanese and Taiwanese use catenary, and those nations are subject to typhoons which are Pacific versions of hurricanes. Sweeden, Japan and Korea are both subject to heavy snow storms during the winter, yet they use catenary as well. As for why SEPTA has trouble with catenary, it might actually be due to an aging catenary system. In contrast, there haven't been issues with New Jersey Transit's catenary on the Morris and Essex Lines or the New Jersey Coast Line. Turns out those third-rail engineers aren't as cretinous as William Dobner thinks they are. Maitre Dobner's choice to disagree with the further electrification of LIRR and by lesser extent, MNRR, with third rail does not mean he holds those engineers in contempt so please cease in making such allegations. |
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