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| Chicago Struck by Lightning 26/07/2016 at 06:25 #83793 | |
BarryM
2158 posts |
Overhead and structures zapped! Unbelievable!  http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=dca_1469450216 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEe4yR3B6Ck Barry Barry, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Last edited: 26/07/2016 at 22:46 by BarryM Log in to reply The following users said thank you: Gwasanaethau, WinsfordSaltMine, HeadController |
| Chicago Strucked by Lightning 26/07/2016 at 21:36 #83806 | |
DaveHarries
1285 posts |
Cripes! Bet that might have done some damage to the signalling there because of the extra voltage. Dave Log in to reply |
| Chicago Struck by Lightning 27/07/2016 at 14:27 #83809 | |
Jersey_Mike
250 posts |
So what happened was that the lightning struck a metal canopy covering a passenger walking built between the tracks. The walkways are how passengers reach the platform from the cross streets to the east and west. The lightning strike caused the canopy to collapse onto the tracks where it came into contact with the energized third rail. This electrified the entire canopy structure, causing sparks to erupt along its full length. http://old.wikimapia.org/#lat=41.8758562&lon=-87.659031&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9 Log in to reply The following users said thank you: HeadController, Hawk777 |