Sentences with phrase «electrified third rail»

This case was thus two premises liability cases in one: first the case against the homeowner for allowing minors to use alcohol, and second the case against the regional rail line for still having an electrified third rail years after they had been removed from virtually every other system in the country.

However, investigators also say the accident ended up being deadlier than it needed to be because of a poor design of the system's electrified third rail.

Its use of batteries installed in each vehicle rather than an electrified third rail or catenary makes the corridor easier to maintain and cheaper to build — an advantage that will soon be replicated in the implementation of similar technology on tramways.

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By questioning, mocking and demystifying the world, funny women illustrate that humor is our culture's third rail: electrified, powerful and dangerous.