by Silverliner II
I saw a YouTube video of a pantograph on a train somewhere in Europe getting snagged and then subsequently destroying itself and ripping down a good bit of catenary...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgCPPeYmyKw
It was taken from a camera mounted on the roof of the locomotive or M.U. (equipment type is unknown).
The destruction begins about 2 seconds into the video when the pan snags a catenary support bracket. And check out the speed indicator at the bottom of the screen....the train is moving at 120kph and it isn't till things really start shaking that it gets stopped quickly, likely when the power finally went out.
Anybody here ever been on a train when the pantograph decided to take down the wire? Definitely not a pleasant sound....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgCPPeYmyKw
It was taken from a camera mounted on the roof of the locomotive or M.U. (equipment type is unknown).
The destruction begins about 2 seconds into the video when the pan snags a catenary support bracket. And check out the speed indicator at the bottom of the screen....the train is moving at 120kph and it isn't till things really start shaking that it gets stopped quickly, likely when the power finally went out.
Anybody here ever been on a train when the pantograph decided to take down the wire? Definitely not a pleasant sound....
"CSX Detector. Milepost Six Point Four. No Defects. Repeat: No Defects. Total Axles Seven Four Seven. Detector Out"
