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Re: Covered/uncovered third rail |
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Posted by VictorM on Fri May 1 14:33:13 2009, in response to Re: Covered/uncovered third rail, posted by gbs on Fri May 1 14:03:41 2009. I remember the original R-12 cars had angled 3rd rail shoes (bent up at the tip) so that the shoe would make a flat contact with either type of 3rd rail. I think the IRT elevated third rail was further out but lower than the subway type 3rd rail. Here's a photo from NYC subway.org showing the angled shoes on a 1939 Flushing World's Fair car: |
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