Pickup Shoe

Pickup Shoe
A device for picking up electric current from a third-rail system.
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The pole is used to "reach" from an existing third rail power source to the pickup shoes of the electric locomotive in instances where the shoes of the locomotive are not contacting the third rail.

3) Copper shoe pickup: the center rail pickup on a Marx motor is basically a simple copper strip, called a "pickup shoe." It was cheaper to make than roller pickups, and is features on Marx trains right up to the end.

See also: Trucks, Signal, Track, Standard, Scenery