How do you avoid the "third rail"? Wouldn't it be on different sides depending on where your headed?

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• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Just stay the fuck off the tracks.

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  • Patnou@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Sorry I watch a lot of movies and at this point it’s kind of a trope.

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    • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Well, unless you’re on an action-packed revenge story/gritty noir adventure you probably don’t have any reason to be on a subway/lightrail track.

      If for whatever reason you do need to run down such a track line, just don’t touch any of the actual metal rails. Stay on the maintenance path or at least the wooden ties in the center.

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• schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  huh???

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• Nemo@midwest.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It’s always on the side away from the platform.

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• HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  In many third rail powered trains, the third rail is usually located outside of the two running rails, so you can avoid touching it as long as you walk between the two running rails. With the one exception of a train being on that track, it is generally the safest place to be.

  Also, a lot of places usually put a non-conductive cover over it to protect it. I’ve seen flagmen sit on it over deenergized third rails, but I wouldn’t want to risk it.

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• corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  1. google
  2. it’s in the middle. It provides power to the train.

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  • clanker_victim_555@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Where I live; it’s not in the middle. And it changes sides when it comes to a station.

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  • cattywampas@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s not in the middle in my city. That’s why it’s the third rail.

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• Lehmuusa@nord.pub ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  On metro networks with the third line on the side of the tracks, the trains have contacts for them on both sides. The contacts on the other side just kind of hang in the air without doing anything.

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