Seriously, set your throttle at the voltage you are going to run, then put your hand across all 3 rails. Feel anything? Now think about what you would feel with a layer of fur between your bare skin and the track.
I have had dogs and cats around trains for years, and NEVER even got a yelp, never mind an injury, my last cat used to walk on the track all the time.
Yep, not only was "Christmas Vacation" Hollywood Exaggeration to the extreme, it was also straight household current at 5-6 times the voltage that you would ever see on your track.
Doug
