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Posted by Jersey Mike on Sat Oct 28 14:50:42 2000, in response to Re: WJ&S/PRSL electrification,
posted by chuchubob on Sat Oct 28 10:56:03 2000.
Troley wire was first installed on the Vineland-Millville portion, but then replaced by 3rd rail a few years later. At first the 3rd rail wasn't even covered w/ a wooden guard, but after some electricutions (the newspapers called the 3rd rail a menace) the WJ&S installed fencing, warning signs and a wooden cover. Around populated areas the cover covered the top, rear and lower front of the 3rd rail with only a 4-6 inch slit for the shoe to slide along. Also in By Rail there is a picture of a motorman standing astride of an uncovered 3rd rail. Its right accross from the little blurb about the cutt-off that wasn't.
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