Steam and Diesel during the transition era

[rcdrye]

Central California Traction, Puget Sound Electric and Michigan Railways all used 1200v third rail.  Michigan Railways tried 2400 volt third rail, but the resulting occasional arcs and the "cattle pens" required to keep passengers safe forced them to drop back to "only" 1200.  As far as I can determine New Haven's center third rail was 600 volts

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MidlandMike

I am guessing you are talking about their Lionel-Like center 3rd rail experiment

It's the one that had the little angle 'rain hat' applied to it.  Someone with a copy of Swanberg's New Haven Power knows at least as much as I do...

[rcdrye]

The Shore Line Trolley Museum: Articles: Museum Receives Third Rail (bera.org)

 

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