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| Nick Sandru to Larry Sheldon |
| Re: Japanese train stopped fpr six hours |
| 21 Dec 14 09:53:44 |
From: nick+mtr@nicksandru.com On 12/16/2014 12:26 AM, Larry Sheldon wrote: > http://iceagenow.info/2014/12/power-outage-caused-snow-halts-b llet-train-6-hours/ > > > Snow blocked pantographs. Really? I'm no expert but that seems > predictable and avoidable. In the right conditions wet snow freezes on the contact wire and on rooftop gear on the trains, making operation impossible (unless you want to tear down the catenary of course...). -- Nick Sandru Somerville NJ --- SoupGate/W32 v1.03 * Origin: LiveWire BBS -=*=- UseNet FTN Gateway (1:2320/1) |
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