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  2. Trolley pole - Wikipedia

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    The trolley pole with a shoe at its tip is problematic for longer modern streetcars that draw more electricity than older streetcars. In Toronto, the trolley pole shoe contains a carbon insert to provide electrical contact with the overhead wire and to lower the shoe to clear overhead wire hangers. Carbon inserts wear out and must be ...

  3. List of trolleybus systems in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The first trolleybus line was opened by the former Market Street Railway Company (MSR). The San Francisco Municipal Railway ("Muni") opened the second trolleybus line on 7 September 1941. MSR was absorbed by Muni on 29 September 1944. Most of the current trolleybus system was built to replace MSR tramway lines.

  4. Trolleybus - Wikipedia

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    Busscar trolleybus in São Paulo, Brazil Solaris trolleybus in Landskrona, Sweden Video of a trolleybus in Ghent, Belgium. A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram – in the 1910s and 1920s [1] – or trolley [2] [3]) is an electric bus that draws power from dual overhead wires (generally suspended from roadside posts) using spring-loaded ...

  5. Dual-mode bus - Wikipedia

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    Boston Neoplan DMA-460LF dual-mode trolleybus, operating in diesel mode (with its trolley poles lowered). A dual-mode bus is a bus that can run independently on power from two different sources, typically electricity from overhead lines like a trolleybus or from batteries like a hybrid bus, alternated with conventional fossil fuel (generally diesel fuel).

  6. Current collector - Wikipedia

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    Trolley pole wheel on top of the trolley pole of Twin City Rapid Transit Company No. 1300. A current collector (often called a "pickup") is a device used in trolleybuses, trams, electric locomotives and EMUs to carry electric power from overhead lines, electric third rails, or ground-level power supplies to the electrical equipment of the vehicles.

  7. Shanghai Bus Route 13 - Wikipedia

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    Trolleybus route 13 was featured in the 2023 Chinese television series Blossoms Shanghai, in which Xue Zhi , who was the first love of main character A Bao , was a fare inspector on the route. [ 2 ] [ 6 ] According to a Weibo post by Shanghai Morning Post , several buses on the real-life route 13 are expected to feature an advertisement ...

  8. Full service for The Hop streetcar was disrupted Thursday due ...

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    Full service of the M-Line for The Hop streetcar was disrupted Thursday because it is believed that a large vehicle hit and caused damage to the overhead wires, according to the Department of ...

  9. Trolleytruck - Wikipedia

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    A trolleytruck (also known as a freight trolley or trolley truck [1]) is a trolleybus-like vehicle used for carrying cargo instead of passengers. A trolleytruck is usually a type of electric truck powered by two overhead wires , from which it draws electricity using two trolley poles .