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Posted by SLRT on Tue Jun 29 21:12:56 2010, in response to Washington DC trolley wires, posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Jun 29 20:51:40 2010. Since they reserve the right to ban wires in some areas, I wonder how they would deal with such cases. I can think of three obvious ways.1. No streetcars at all. 2. Conduit, as in days of yore. 3. If the length of the prohibited area is not greater than a half-mile or so, they could run on battery power, as has been done in some historic areas in Europe. A fourth possibility would be electrified studs in the street, with the power activated as a streetcar passes over them. I don't know if this method has ever been used in actual service anywhere. |
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