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Locomotive Details |
Location/Date of Photo |
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» Amtrak (more..)
» Siemens ACS-64 (more..) |
» Pantograph collector head
» Maryland, USA (more..)
» October, 2019 |
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Photographer |
» AMTK 618 (more..)
» Unknown |
» Matt Donnelly (more..)
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| Remarks & Notes |
| ZAP! After a lot of patience, I captured a good sized arc, or the visible discharge of electricity between the catenary wire and pantograph's carbon strips. At high speeds, some arcing is normal when the pantograph makes a slight bounce. It happens so quickly and is so bright all you normally see is a blueish-white flash, but this photo reveals several smaller trails of amber extending out from the flash. Wild! |
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