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Manhatten streetcars obtained power from an open conduit in the center of the two rails, though in some areas there were two conduits, side by side. The plough could move laterally. Each plough had two spring-loaded sliding contacts - one on each side. Cars that ran to the Bronx had both poles and ploughs, and, just like the D.C. system, and changed pick-up systems at a "plough pit". A streetcar would seem to be the most appropriate term to call multi-mode rail vehicles. Many interurbans, another term, had third rail shoes and trolley poles. Interurbans are distinguished by higher speeds and deeper flange profiles. 

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