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unusual facts about The Third Rail



Joey Levine

He sang lead vocals on several charted Top 40 singles, including "Run Run Run" by The Third Rail (1966), "Yummy Yummy Yummy" and three others by The Ohio Express (1968 - 1969), "Quick Joey Small" by Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus (1968), and the record that best showcased his rapid speech delivery, "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" by Reunion (1974).


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Cos Cob Power Station

The "New Haven" chose A.C. electrification as proposed by Baldwin-Westinghouse, with locomotives which could operate on the third-rail D.C. system within city limits, and the A.C. system on the main line.

Daduhe Road Station

The third rail is presently being used to switch sides for trains heading to Jinshajiang Road, as that station is the current terminus, and then return towards Jinyun Road using those tracks.

Golden Gate Railroad Museum

In the 2003 season of the television show MythBusters, the episode "Peeing on the Third Rail" was filmed at this location.