Parkesburg Rail Substation

USA / Pennsylvania / Parkesburg /
 railway, electrical sub-station, railway traction substation, fenced area
Substation on the former PRR electrified Main Line now run by Amtrak. Converts 138kV 25hz transmission power to 12kV 25Hz traction power for the overhead catenary.

Junction of the two A&S circuits from the Safe Harbor Dam with the two Main Line circuits.
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Coordinates:   39°57'37"N   75°54'58"W

Comments

  • This is the train station that the Amish boy and his mother left from in the movie "Witness".
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