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QUOTE: Originally posted by PBenham That shot was way cool! At worst, a locomotive can be hit by lightning on the radio antenna and the electronics can get fried if the jolt is powerful enough.A friend of mine was running through Byron on the old "water level" route's highest spot in the NYSSR on an ancient GP7 when it was hit by a bolt and it died on the spot. The ground fault problem sent the unit to DeWitt, who sent it to Altoona/Juniata, who retired it! They figured that 11,000 amps of AC at a very high voltage just plain fried the whole thing!
QUOTE: Originally posted by GP40-2 Lightning is Direct Current (DC) not AC.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
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