> The Central's 3rd rail had to be far enough away from the running
rails to provide adequate clearance for trucks on standard equipment.
Which doesn't mean there aren't restrictions.
The yellow
striping indicates the unit has been modified for use in 3rd rail
territory:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1905122
GCT
is another issue. The unique horn location was done to allow Park Avenue
tunnel clearance:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1058311
To
throw in some related trivia, the seldom-seen yellow rakeoff blocks at
Manitou, designed to remove any misaligned pickup shoes before they hit
the 3rd rail:
http://thecrhs.org/image/view/6472/_original
Stan
Stokrocki
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