Sentence examples for conductor rail from inspiring English sources
"Ice on the conductor rail makes it impossible for trains to draw electricity, causing major disruption.
The tractive power during train motoring is supplied from a DC substation via conductor rail and from OBESS if discharging criteria of the OBESS is reached.
Among the upgrades are axle counters, mounting of an overhead conductor rail, new switches and new tracks.
Among the upgrades are axle counters, mounting of an overhead conductor rail, new switches, switch heaters at the tunnel openings and new tracks.
The line is electrified with a four-rail DC system: a central conductor rail is energised at −210 V and a rail outside the running rails at +420 V, giving a potential difference of 630 V.
Later formed into rakes of five, six or seven coaches, conductor rail pick-ups on the leading and trailing guard coaches were joined by a bus line and connected to the electric locomotive to help prevent gapping.
It consisted of an underground conduit with a continuous slot that contained two conductor rails from which the tram's contacts collected power.
Most studies on the interaction between pantograph and overhead contact systems refer to the conventional catenary composed of contact and messenger wires and droppers, whereas the literature related to the interaction with rigid overhead conductor rails is limited.
About 2,800 conductors and rail yard workers walked off the job a week ago.
The strike by about 4,800 locomotive engineers, yard workers, conductors and rail traffic controllers came just days after Fred Green stepped down as the railroad's chief executive and William A. Ackman, the activist American investor, won a proxy battle for control of the company.
The third rail conductor in DC power feeding systems is typically used for urban metros with the standard DC supply voltage of 750 V.
