[PRCo] Fwd: Re: TAN: Muni eyesore -Overhead Question?

[James B. Holland]

> Peter Ehrlich milantram@ wrote:
>
>>> Here's a find: a blue and yellow double ender with an orange housing
>>> for its trolley pole rope:
>>> http://world.nycsubway.org/perl/show?51619

>>> Posted by: "Jack Heaton" route58trolley at ... route58trolley
>
> Peter,nice photo,but there's more than the orange housing.The center
> wire is the 600Vdc supply as the trolley pole indicates.The curb side
> wire is the return current wire ,ie ground,for the ETB's.Is this
> standard construction at Muni to hang the ground return above the
> 600Vdc without an insulating hanger.This begs for no sag in the
> trolley wire as the PCC passes under.Thanks Jack

--- In Philly_Traction at yahos.com, Jim Holland <PRCoPCC at ...> wrote:
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The photo shows a span with hangers near the front of the 1010  -- 
hangers are insulated.       This is Trolley Coach overhead shared by
TrolleyCars.       *--Forward--*   of this is a Feeder for the Return 
--  ALL  of the feeder is insulated  AND  it is about 2-feet above the
trolley wires  --  look at the far side and this can be plainly seen.
A drop from the Feeder to the negative curbside wire is evident on both
sides of the street.       There is Far More Than Ample clearance
between the wires.
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Jim___Holland

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