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ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
(09-20-2016, 07:22 PM)GtwoK Wrote: Also looks like Canard's line was finally painted Smile

Wow, awesome!

(09-20-2016, 07:22 PM)GtwoK Wrote: Noticed something strange along Francis - the cat poles are doubled up - some are on both sides of the road (1 and 3 in this picture). There's catenary strung between 4 and 3 as well, and a roll of it hanging off of 1. Why is this?

It's a support wire (like a suspension bridge) to support the actual contact wire, which will be at right angles. Think about it - how else could you support the contact wire when it is floating so far away from either side of the roadway, in free space?
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RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit - by Canard - 09-20-2016, 07:24 PM
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