Third rail (disambiguation)
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Third rail may refer to:
- Third railThird railA third rail is a method of providing electric power to a railway train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway track. It is used typically in a mass transit or rapid transit system, which has alignments in its own corridors, fully or almost...
, an extra rail used for supplying electricity to trains - The extra rail on a dual gaugeDual gaugeA dual-gauge or mixed-gauge railway has railway track that allows trains of different gauges to use the same track. Generally, a dual-gauge railway consists of three rails, rather than the standard two rails. The two outer rails give the wider gauge, while one of the outer rails and the inner rail...
railway - "Third Rail" (song)Third Rail (song)"Third Rail" was the first single released from Squeeze's tenth album, Some Fantastic Place. It was the first Squeeze song to crack the Top 40 in the UK since 1987's "Hourglass", peaking at number 39.-7" vinyl and cassette:# "Third Rail"...
, a song by Squeeze - Third rail (metaphor)Third rail (metaphor)The phrase third rail is a metaphor in politics to denote an idea or topic that is so "charged" and "untouchable" that any politician or public official who dares to broach the subject would invariably suffer politically.-Denotation:...
, a political metaphor - The Third RailThe Third RailThe Third Rail is a U.S.-based online magazine concerning itself with rapid transit topics, including history and current events. It is currently published by The Composing Stack Inc...
, an online magazine about transportation - Third Rail Releasing, a distribution banner of The Weinstein CompanyThe Weinstein CompanyThe Weinstein Company is an American film studio founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 2005 after the brothers left the then-Disney-owned Miramax Films, which they had co-founded in 1979...
and Genius ProductsGenius ProductsGenius Products was an entertainment company based in Santa Monica, California, United States.On December 5, 2005, Genius Products, Inc. announced a distribution joint venture with The Weinstein Company called Genius Products, LLC, with Weinstein holding a 70% stake... - The Third Rail (band)The Third Rail (band)The Third Rail was an American pop/rock group made up of studio musicians briefly popular in the 1960s.The group had three members: Arthur Resnick, Kris Resnick , and Joey Levine. Artie had spent years writing Brill Building pop sings, including "Under the Boardwalk" by The Drifters and "Good...
, an American pop group - Emergency Third Rail Power TripEmergency Third Rail Power TripEmergency Third Rail Power Trip is the title of Paisley Underground-band Rain Parade's debut album, released in 1983. It is one of the more prominent records in the Paisley Underground movement of the 1980s.-Track listing:# Talking in My Sleep - 3:49...
, an album by Rain ParadeRain ParadeThe Rain Parade was a band active in the Paisley Underground scene in Los Angeles in the 1980s.-History:The band was founded by college roommates Matt Piucci and David Roback in 1981, originally as The Moving Sidewalks. David's brother Steven Roback joined the band shortly thereafter...