From: joekor@earthlink.net   
      
   On 2/15/2015 9:06 PM, Michael Finfer wrote:   
   > On 2/13/2015 6:17 PM, 866013149e wrote:   
   >> "conklin"  writes:   
   >>   
   >>> The woman was obviously confused.  Her cafr was dinted, so she looked   
   >>> at the   
   >>> damange and then decided to go forward rather than back.  Or stay   
   >>> put.  And   
   >>> why was that third rail traveling along the roof the cars where you   
   >>> could   
   >>> see it as it went between car 1 and 2?   
   >>   
   >> There are highwaye grade crossings on railroad tracks with third rail   
   >> power? As in anyone can walk right up to the third rail and get fried?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> umar   
   >>   
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   > There are dozens of such crossings on the LIRR and Metro-North.  Also,   
   > as mentioned, CTA in Chicago.   
   >   
   > There was a crossing on PATH just west of Journal Square until the early   
   > 70's, and I think the last crossings on the Canarsie Line were closed in   
   > the late 60's or early 70's.   
   >   
   > Michael Finfer   
   > Bridgewater, NJ   
      
   When the NTSB spokesman first talked about the under-running contact   
   third rail for the MNRR as unique, I said, Philadelphia's   
   Market-Frankford line has that system too.  Then I realized that the   
   MFSE line has no public grade crossings.   
      
   I did a very quick check of MNRR's lines and couldn't find any grade   
   crossings on the ex-NYC lines south (railroad east) of Croton-Harmon and   
   White Plains.  Is that correct?   
      
   If that's so, all of the crossings are relatively new compared to the   
   original electrification.  What is the accident history of the "new"   
   parts?  I know there were two incidents where drivers following GPS   
   instructions turned onto MNRR tracks rather than the street just on the   
   other side of the crossing.   
      
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