overhead wires
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In those stories, there were no overhead wires to bury or water lines to move.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025
This allows it to use up to 50% less fuel when running on lines with no overhead wires.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024
Battery-powered trains would save rail operators the cost of installing overhead wires on unelectrified tracks, which are found throughout the UK.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024
The new line will replace Metro Route 70 and will be the first RapidRide route to operate as a trolley bus, drawing electricity from overhead wires.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2024
The overhead wires of a wireless-telegraph station send out a "dark" light while a message is being sent.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
