Third rail (model railroading
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The term "third rail" is not usually used to refer to rack and pinion or cog railways.
TIBS
RAILWAYS. See "Train Information and Braking System".
Ties
RAILWAYS.
If you see a third rail, never touch it The electricity is anywhere from 20 to 60 times more powerful than the current in your house! It can hurt you badly, burn you, or worse! Be safe - stay away from electrified roadways! ...
*railway signals *third rails *overhead lines and their supports *electrification systems *platforms *boom barriers *Etcetera ...
Stinger A portable insulated pole used by railroads (and transit authorities) with third rail trackage.
Centre Third : A system of current collection using a central third rail. Now virtually obsolete.
On some systems, a steady lamp indicates the third rail (or overhead wire) is electrified, a flashing lamp indicates the power is off.
BP-8 had just cut away from his train in track six and had come out onto the lead and headed up the third rail towards CP 100 in the Indiana Harbor area of East Chicago to enter the main track and head back south towards Calumet Tower.
Electric apparatus, such as overhead wires, third rail, transformers, switches, motors, etc., is energized when connected to the normal power source.
Interurban - Drawing power from overhead lines, or a third rail that is located alongside the track, these self propelled, electric passenger railcars connected cities or towns.
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(Also called Bridge route or bridge traffic.) Freight which is delivered by one railroad to a second railroad for delivery to a third railroad.
Overlap
Where two block signals control the same stretch of track.
Also electric multiple unit. Like a DMU, but powered electrically. Common in the southern region, because that area has a lot of electrified track. (mainly using an outside third rail, not an overhead system.) ...
 See also: Track, Train, Locomotive, Rail, Engine
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