Railway electrification system

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Electric locomotives under the wires in Sweden.
Overhead wire and catenary in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States.

A railway electrification system supplies electrical energy to railway locomotives and multiple units so that they can operate without having an on-board prime mover.

Railway electrification
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