Nostalgia & History > OTD: Republic Steel eclectic electric

Republic Steel's Goodman electric @ Massillon, OH on Mar. 9 , 1974 by John Beach. Built for speed : >)

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Has to have the highest pantograph I've ever seen.  Neat photo.

Truely rare. I saw those years ago, but there was no way i could get close enough to photograph them.
Bob

This looks like a line car conversion of some sort to do overhead repairs. The opening in the floor with ladder access give a clue. I would hate to be working on the hot trolley then touch the steel angle coming up from the carbody.

fbe Wrote:
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> This looks like a line car conversion of some sort
> to do overhead repairs. The opening in the floor
> with ladder access give a clue. I would hate to be
> working on the hot trolley then touch the steel
> angle coming up from the carbody.

What's the protocol for working on the wire? I would imagine that it would be de-energized, and I have seen Metra workers run a grounding wire from the overhead wire as a precaution. 

Any comments or further information? I am by no stretch of the imagination an expert!