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Electrification of US opening rail bridges

Roger Wilson · Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering · 2003

Electrification of the final stretch of the busiest passenger railway in the USA required substantial modification to five existing opening bridges—some nearly 100 years old—to accommodate 25 kV overhead power lines. This paper reports on the development and installation of an innovative, moving catenary system, believed to the first of its kind in the world, which has breathed new life into an ageing infrastructure.

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