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Electrification, Caltrain, A U.S. Railroad, San Francisco, California

Finished
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Caltrain had finished installing the overhead wires needed to electrify its rails for the new trains that will begin service in 2024. Electrification was also necessary for the future blended service of Caltrain and High Speed Rail sharing the same tracks.

Electrification external link   •  Caltrain external link external link   •  San Francisco external link   •  California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:27:34 Tuesday 12 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 13 December 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_2641
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Closer Rollers
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A closer view of the rollers on the metal uprights that support the electric wires. The rollers were used to tighten the wires.

Electrification external link   •  Caltrain external link external link   •  San Francisco external link   •  California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:27:39 Tuesday 12 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 13 December 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_2642
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Ceramic Insulators
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Ceramic insulators isolated the support from the powered electric wires.

Electrification external link   •  Caltrain external link external link   •  San Francisco external link   •  California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:27:43 Tuesday 12 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 13 December 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_2643
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Wire And Metal Arm
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A wire and a stiff metal arm supported the wire that would be used to power the trains.

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San Mateo
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The wires also were present at the San Mateo Station many miles south of San Francisco.

Electrification external link   •  Caltrain external link external link   •  San Mateo external link   •  California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:28:01 Tuesday 12 September 2023)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 13 December 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C23_2645
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