Railroad Electrification Question

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Hey Andre Jackson.
Ed King needs your snail mail address - please send it directly to his
eMail address -
Thanks, Neph.
EKing

On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 6:37 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Yes most moveable bridges have devices as Larry stated. Amtrak and PRR
> before has a bridge on the Bush River where the electrification spreads so
> the bascule can open between the wires.
> John Rhodes
>
> On Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 7:49 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
>
>> To the best of my knowledge, most bridges had wire or power bars and
>> frequently complex devices to close the gap at the bridge ends by
>> overlapping the mainland and bridge wire.
>>
>> A notable exception was the New Haven’s bridge at Cos Cob which had no
>> wire with trains coasting across it. Approaching the bridge, the wire went
>> up to a height above the maximum extension of the pantographs eventually
>> losing contact. Coast across and then under the similarly high wire which
>> came down until contact was re-established.
>>
>> -- Larry Stone
>>    Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Jan 11, 2024, at 14:18, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
>> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> I have a question about railroad electrification that I am almost certain
>> was never an issue on the Norfolk and Western or the Virginian (but was
>> probably encountered on the Pennsylvania Rail Road).  Hopefully, some one
>> will know the answer or can direct me a source.
>>
>> How was power supplied to electric locomotives that crossed moveable
>> bridges such as draw bridges, swing spans or lift bridges?
>>
>> Bill King
>> Arlington, Virginia
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