From: finfer@optonline.net   
      
   On 2/21/2015 7:46 PM, Nick Sandru wrote:   
   > On 02/15/2015 09:06 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   
   >   
   > There is a grade crossing on PATH near the Harrison service center, but   
   > that crossing is not open to the public. It gives access to Amtrak-owned   
   > vehicles to the sidings along the NEC tracks. Last year there was an   
   > accident on that crossing when a PATH train hit an Amtrak truck that got   
   > stuck in the crossing.   
      
   I'd forgotten about that one, and that was the second accident there in   
   the last 25 years or so.   
      
   Michael Finfer   
   Bridgewater, NJ   
      
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