. The Street railway journal . August 2, 1902.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. for, if lower, the contact shoe, which ordinarily drops 1 than the third rail, would be in danger of touchingthe track rails at frogs and switches, causing a short cir-cuit. The third rail being so low, and the maximum distanceto ground being desirable for insulation, it is advantageousto use a section giving the maximum conductivity. Therebeing no special advantage in using the standard T-railsection, a rectangular section with rounded top is recom-. CAR EQUIPPED WITH OVERHEAD CONTACT SHOE ANDSHOE FOR PROTECTED T
. The Street railway journal . August 2, 1902.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. for, if lower, the contact shoe, which ordinarily drops 1 than the third rail, would be in danger of touchingthe track rails at frogs and switches, causing a short cir-cuit. The third rail being so low, and the maximum distanceto ground being desirable for insulation, it is advantageousto use a section giving the maximum conductivity. Therebeing no special advantage in using the standard T-railsection, a rectangular section with rounded top is recom-. CAR EQUIPPED WITH OVERHEAD CONTACT SHOE ANDSHOE FOR PROTECTED THIRD RAIL long life in service, and they are usually made as hard asis consistent with the toughness necessary to withstandshocks and strains, while in a third rail there are no strains Sid. Channel
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