Will the Third Rail Kill You?

But if you somehow end up on the tracks, the key is to avoid the third rail, which pumps out 600 volts of electricity. One touch can electrocute you--and potentially kill. ... If that fails, the bus driver or rail operator will coordinate with the CTA control center to determine the best course of action.

Has anyone ever survived the 3rd rail?

Andy Morris hit an electrified third rail after being shoved onto tracks during a drunken fight. A down-on-his-luck construction worker survived a 625-volt zap to the head after getting pushed onto an electrified third rail during a drunken brawl in Brooklyn.

What happens when you pee on the third rail?

Urinating on the electric third rail of a train track can cause electrocution. Although it is possible to electrocute yourself by urinating on a third rail, you would have to stand unrealistically close to the rail to do it.