Con Ed 27kv

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  • Con Ed 27kv

    Con Ed 27kv

    on Avenue H in Brooklyn,NY.Replaced old 4kv dist. lines.
  • 27kv riser

    27kv riser

    Con Ed, Brooklyn,NY
  • Hydro building w/ Transformer

    Hydro building w/ Transformer

    step-up unit feeds adjacent Manitou sub.
  • Colorado Springs 12.5kv

    Colorado Springs 12.5kv

    large 10" disks fairly common on these lines.
  • Colorado 34.5kv over 12.5kv

    Colorado 34.5kv over 12.5kv

    a typical configuration
  • Remnants of subtransmission duty

    Remnants of subtransmission duty

    CHE&G had 13kv subtransmission, now its a distribution voltage as 4kv is dwindling.
  • Baby Frankensteins in the air

    Baby Frankensteins in the air

    not sure what they are, but these are most likely switches.PECO, New Hope,PA.
  • Litchfield Pole Sub

    Litchfield Pole Sub

    must have replaced older sub.
  • Stringing New Lines

    Stringing New Lines

    old lines stuck on "toothpicks" as new lines are put in to avoid power interruption.CHE&G,NY.
  • Old Skirtpins

    Old Skirtpins

    these gray ones were common on LILCO's old 23kv lines installed back in the 1920s
  • Old Gray Multiparts

    Old Gray Multiparts

    Commonly used on Old LILCO 23kv lines, these are not the greenish blue of J-Ds.
  • Very Old Transformer

    Very Old Transformer

    on pole stepping down 4kv to 2400v at seminary in Lloyd Harbor. Taken early 1960s.
  • Signal Power Pole

    Signal Power Pole

    supplied power to LIRR signals & track circuits.Taken 1963.Lines at left are 23kv downgraded to 13kv. 69kv lines "K" shaped style once common to Long Island,NY. LIRR signals used 100hz and 25hz for their power.
  • Double 69kv Switch

    Double 69kv Switch

    Garden City,NY. Taken 1980s
  • Looking up a switch pole

    Looking up a switch pole

    Met Ed 34.5kv, E.Stroudsburg,PA.
  • 34.5kv to 4800/8320v pole

    34.5kv to 4800/8320v pole

    Phoenecia,NY. NYSE&G.
  • Triangular Catenary

    Triangular Catenary

    New Haven RR's unique 1907 design photographed in Cos Cob,CT,1987.
  • New NHRR Catenary

    New NHRR Catenary

    that replaced the old stuff, including the triangular catenary.
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