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Posted by gbs on Fri May 1 01:22:31 2009 A recent photo of an R-16 near Canarsie showed the third rail to be uncovered, and an explanation was that el cars used to run there.Why did el cars need uncovered third rail? Did they have different shoes? Were they not compatible with "subway" cars? Did any shared track have both covered and uncovered third rail side by side? Are there any photos showing an el car shoe on its third rail? Was this true for both IRT and BMT el cars? |
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