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Re: LIRR needs to improve ROW maintenance; new dieseld |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 2 20:08:08 2007, in response to Re: LIRR needs to improve ROW maintenance; new dieseld, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 2 20:06:22 2007. Third rail is great for the subway or short distances, but for commuter railroads electrifying out distances, it sucks the big one, as you need so many more substations, which you don't need with catenary. Third rail is outdated, and only good for stort distance. |