Patent ID: 8536451

Claim:
An electric rail vehicle, comprising: at least two rail cars with ends facing one another; each of said at least two rail cars having a high-voltage line routed in a roof thereof and each having a supporting insulator at the roof in an area of said ends; a high-voltage connection between said supporting insulators, the high-voltage connection including: a power line rod having a first end mounted to a first one of said two supporting insulators, and a second end mounted to a second one of said two supporting insulators, said first end being mounted such that said rod is movable relative to said first supporting insulator; an insulating body surrounding said rod; and an outgoing power line electrically connected to said high-voltage line of a first one of said rail cars and to said first end of said power line rod and a further outgoing power line electrically connected to said high-voltage line of a second one of said rail cars and to said second end of said power line rod.