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[quote user="henry6"] First...today's problem has nothing to do with the cat or Amtrak or MNRR.  Con Ed, the power supplier failed and the railroads are at the mercy of the power company on this.  Second, the cat in this area has been upgraded and the program is approaching New Haven at this time.  LIkewise, catenary replacement programs are working south through NJ, too. [/quote] If the wire is de-energized, irrespective of the source, the wire has failed as an energy conduit. It is useless even if is hanging pretty. One of the downsides of an electrified railway (heavy as well as light rail) is a major power failure usually brings the whole system to a halt.  DART's light rail system has been shut down on several occasions during the past couple of years because of cat failures.   On the other hand, buses and airplanes, which are much more flexible than trains, can frequently work around an impediment.  So too can diesel or other powered locomotives as long as they have an alternate route.
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