[milwaukee-electric] Theory on the Fond du Lac Training Loop

[Ken and Tracie]

Okay, we all know the cars on the training loop used a negative return =
wire like trackless trolleys and Cincinnati/Havana/Merrill streetcars =
after the loop was isolated from the remainder of the rail system.

I still do not understand why a jumper cable could not have been run =
from the rails of the loop to the trackless trolleys' negative return =
feeders.

Does anybody know the reason the loop was converted to twin wires? =
Safety concerns? Bad rail bonds on the loop?=20

I remember visiting Orange Empire during the 1990s. There was a bad rail =
bond by the depot which would shoot sparks if a nearby car was drawing =
power.=20

I am wondering if the rail bonds were bad and M&ST decided twin wires =
was a more economical solution than restoring bonds on training trackage =
which was going to be redundant within a decade?=20

Any thoughts on this?

K.


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