overhead wires
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Undergrounding electric wires can cost more than $6 million per mile, according to the state Public Utilities Commission, far more than building overhead wires.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
A LINE: Bus shuttles replace trains in both directions between the Southwest Museum and Fillmore stations due to wind damage to overhead wires.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025
The storm has already caused some disruption, with wind damage to overhead wires blocking railway lines between Leeds and Wakefield Westgate.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024
Beyond that, the overhead wires will be replaced in west London.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2024
The antenna for long-distance work consists of a network of overhead wires.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
