-=> Quoting Don Dellmann to Reggie Arford <=-
 DD> There were two Electroliners, (btw, they were 4 unit articulateds, not
 DD> 5)  both equipped with poles and third rail shoes (the third rail was
 DD> for  running on the Chicago "El" tracks).
 DD> When the North Shore closed down in 1963, they went to Philadelphia
 DD> where the poles were removed, as well as the steps (for use with the
 DD> "high level" platforms) where they became the "Liberty Liners".
 DD> They were the FASTEST interurbans in the world, and were in fact the
 DD> prototypes for the Japanese "Bullet" trains.
Hi Don,
  I'm not intending to be rude, butting in here, but how do you justify those
  two claims?
  I'm not sure how you classify an "interurban" separately from an electric
  train, but I bet I can find a faster one somewhere :-)
  (It won't be from here in New Zealand though)
Regards,
Greg.Procter.
  
... Catch the Blue Wave!
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