Third rail (disambiguation)

A third rail is an extra rail used for supplying electricity to trains.

Third rail may also refer to:

• Third rail (politics), a political metaphor
• Third Rail, a supporters' group for New York City Football Club

Railroading

• The extra rail on a dual gauge railway
• Guard rail (rail transport), used to prevent a train from derailing.
• Third rail (model rail), in rail transport modelling, used for easier wiring
• The Third Rail (magazine), an online magazine about transportation

Music and Entertainment

• Emergency Third Rail Power Trip , a 1983 album by Rain Parade
• The Third Rail (band), an American pop group
• The Third Rail (album), a 1996 album by Railroad Jerk
• "Third Rail" (song), a 1993 song by Squeeze
• Third Rail (TV series), a Singaporean TV drama series
• Third Rail Releasing, a film distribution banner of The Weinstein Company

See also

• Three-cushion billiards, also called "three-rail"