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<p>[quote user="Kootenay Central"]</p><p>On some electric equipments the Motorman/Engineer had to hold the Controller Handle depressed unless the Independant was applied.</p> <p>Heavy third rail operations were extremely interesting and usually had decades-old motors and other equipment to marvel at.</p><p>[/quote] </p><p>The Metro-North M3 electric cars still work this way. The handle is spring loaded and needs to be held down by the engineer, as shown here.</p><p>[img]http://trainmanty.rrpicturearchives.net/pictures%5C43360%5CIMG_3662.jpg[/img] <br></p>
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