tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post8818778492451624946..comments2024-01-08T08:31:31.471-05:00Comments on Boston to a T: DANGER Third Rail!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245986428749246063noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-73400421400260777172020-06-09T11:09:01.336-04:002020-06-09T11:09:01.336-04:00Thanks for the information, may of our clients tak...Thanks for the information, may of our clients take the T. We will share this on our website.<br /><br /><a href="http://landscapingworcesternearme.com/" rel="nofollow">Landscaper in Worcester</a><br />Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05177126904232357466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-78550745719674068762020-04-17T14:25:36.010-04:002020-04-17T14:25:36.010-04:00Ha! wow... did not expect this when I looked this ...Ha! wow... did not expect this when I looked this up... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-48989615167041384422020-02-03T19:58:00.217-05:002020-02-03T19:58:00.217-05:00If the rail wasn't live, the train couldn'...If the rail wasn't live, the train couldn't arrive in the first place. That said, it might be an idea to switch only the section of track in use at the time for safety - but Darwinism needs to cull the heard from time to time.<br /><br />In most places, the third rail (and in the UK, third and fourth) are powered all the time unless there is a fault or an emergency.<br /><br />"Live rail systems" are usually around 600VDC.<br /><br />In the UK, this is from a Positive Rail giving around 420V and a negative rail giving around 210V but in most places, there is a single Third Rail fed with around 600-630VDC which often also powers escalators, lifts (elevators) and sometimes ventilation kit.<br /><br />A DRY rubber shoe should offer protection and under lucky circumstances - even a tatty old trainer *IF* it is DRY. This might be why you got lucky, usually those rails ARE live and happy to provide power to whatever wants it. A train, fan, escalator, human....Meh - just commented, don't want a profilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10332197682238857065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-45198912966914871042019-11-29T01:10:44.465-05:002019-11-29T01:10:44.465-05:00I was always under the impression that the Third r...I was always under the impression that the Third rail in the station is not live until the train shows up. The Rail on the tracks outside of the station is live, but it's disconnected until the train shows up and the current is transferred to the rail in the station or however it works. I've touched the third rail, (when I was a dumb kid) a few times, while standing on the ground and never got electrocuted. Dawud Shaheedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632060102082533975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-40056899461744883652019-11-17T04:14:02.989-05:002019-11-17T04:14:02.989-05:00In order for electricity to flow through your body...In order for electricity to flow through your body you must first be grounded. This means that one of your limbs needs to be touching the electrical conductor while the other is touching a neutral object or the ground in order for the electricity to flow.<br /><br />LMAO <br /><br />That is what exactly mean by touch. Do you expect people touch any object by having one leg in the sky.<br /><br /><br />Nivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953462355141723490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-21282253378527377962019-07-30T14:17:26.797-04:002019-07-30T14:17:26.797-04:00Yeah, definitely take the word of someone who jump...Yeah, definitely take the word of someone who jumps into a blog post from eight years ago and starts off a comment with a grammatically incorrect profane insult over a well-written blog post. Maybe master third-grade punctuation first if you want people to take you seriously, dude. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-64967429389712652762019-07-22T19:10:42.256-04:002019-07-22T19:10:42.256-04:00I am an electrical engineer and I was the one the ...I am an electrical engineer and I was the one the one who installed that and I know about electricity that they're real is dangerous and you could get burnedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697750497691528820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-69410567488669949122019-07-18T11:41:49.680-04:002019-07-18T11:41:49.680-04:00Having been to Boston myself way back when, I can ...Having been to Boston myself way back when, I can attest that the third rail area is far more dangerous because they have no protective cover over it as is common in, say, New York. Never mind that no matter what, such rails themselves are dangerous as it is.wbhisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270661237413315760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-52183719967850284172019-07-14T07:37:06.730-04:002019-07-14T07:37:06.730-04:00Then the power must of been off,Then the power must of been off,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805644023177189411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-58615214340660048832019-07-10T13:18:23.954-04:002019-07-10T13:18:23.954-04:00Your a fucking mook, yes you can die by touching t...Your a fucking mook, yes you can die by touching the third rail. Dont believe what this fuck is telling you. I'm a retired firefighter out of ny and seen plenty of calls involving the third rail all of which have died. So again this maluke has no idea wtf he or it is talking about. I suggest the writer to this crap should most definitely go out and test his theory I bit you dont hear back from him. On that note have a nice day and be safe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13547294681370317657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-30239588613824925912019-04-18T17:25:49.536-04:002019-04-18T17:25:49.536-04:00I was real small about 15 I touched the 3rd rail i...I was real small about 15 I touched the 3rd rail in a nyc subway with my hand and absolutely nothing happenedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02386387571607664479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-25040635977146599262018-03-12T19:11:48.158-04:002018-03-12T19:11:48.158-04:00The 5th class exams are arranged by PEC but conduc...<br />The 5th class exams are arranged by PEC but conducted by BISE Gujranwala in a fair and transparent manner. As the exams are conducted in February every year, therefore, the result is issued one month after the exams are finished.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pec-result.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>pec 5 class result</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.pec-result.com/p/5th-class-result.html" rel="nofollow"><strong>5th class pec result 2018</strong></a><br /><a href="http://www.pec-result.com/p/8th-class-result.html" rel="nofollow"><strong>pec 8th class result 2018</strong></a><br />Katrina Kaifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08654285509221317623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-24257422197717314912016-06-01T03:21:50.866-04:002016-06-01T03:21:50.866-04:00The rubber soled shoes are irrelevant If you touch...The rubber soled shoes are irrelevant If you touch nothing but the electrified third rail i.e. by jumping onto an unshielded top contact electrified rail. You aren't grounded so no current can flow. It's the same principal as a bird sitting on a bare electrified wire. As long as it touches nothing else the current has nowhere to flow and it's unharmed. That said in practice there is always the danger of arcing if conditions are right but the voltage on third rail systems isn't high enough to arc in typical dry conditions. I would not trust any rubber soled shoe to insulate me from ground in this type of senario. More likely than not the current will go right through the shoe. It is not a good enough insulator. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-53873629211264938462016-04-26T09:10:01.466-04:002016-04-26T09:10:01.466-04:00Very interesting blog. Alot of blogs I see these d...Very interesting blog. Alot of blogs I see these days don't really provide anything that I'm interested in, but I'm most definately interested in this one. Just thought that I would post and let you know. <a href="http://www.houzz.com.au/pro/gelec/graham-and-sons-professional-electrical" rel="nofollow">Phone and Data Cabling</a><br />historypakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429820414620086221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-20568766401073482732015-05-06T01:14:04.236-04:002015-05-06T01:14:04.236-04:00I got shocked to know that there is a railway trac...I got shocked to know that there is a railway track which is passing very near from active volcano in Japan & it is connecting Takamori to Tateno Station in Minamiaso.There are few world's most<a href="http://www.railway-technology.com/features/featurethe-worlds-most-daring-and-audacious-railway-lines-4556503/" rel="nofollow"> terrifying and gusty railway tracks</a> , which gives you goose bumps.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248938603040287981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-83601764767955517722013-07-11T08:10:21.723-04:002013-07-11T08:10:21.723-04:00I'd also caution not to confuse the MBTA's...I'd also caution not to confuse the MBTA's DC-current, 600v 3rd rail with the Amtrak 25k-vac catenary overhead power for their trains. The 25kv lines won't allow you to touch them - they will reach out and zap you if you get close enough, sort of like a spark plug cable on a car. In this case "close" is enough, like in horse shoes.<br /><br />Let's also remember if you find yourself in the pit, there is a ladder at either end of the platformDMKhttp://www.nationalcorridors.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-56369820255408752172013-07-02T07:49:07.690-04:002013-07-02T07:49:07.690-04:00In your hypothetical scenerio, I hope you're n...In your hypothetical scenerio, I hope you're not confusing electrical ground with the actual ground-ground because as far as the electrons are concerned, the platform is also the "ground" and someone who successfully jumped onto the third rail had better not touch anything or anyone lest the circuit be completed.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577503133879888623.post-91396307579386979752011-05-16T11:40:09.824-04:002011-05-16T11:40:09.824-04:00Personally I wouldn't trust my rubber soled sh...Personally I wouldn't trust my rubber soled shoes...it's much easier to just jump up on the center platform side where there's no third rail! Stations with only one platform have the third rail on the opposite side.<br /><br />Also, while jumping you'd have to make sure you don't touch the platform with your hands. But the rubber soles are why MBTA inspectors can reach under the third rail to retrieve cell phones and such.<br />http://iridethet.blogspot.com/2010/11/cell-phones-on-t.htmlTyler Trahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03126597785606300237noreply@blogger.com