Pantograph (rail)

A pantograph is a device that collects electric current from overhead lines for electric trains or trams. The term stems from the resemblance to pantograph devices for copying writing and drawings.

200px|thumb|right| Early 1895 flat pantograph on a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad electric engine 
200px|thumb|right|The diamond-shaped pantograph of the Swiss cogwheel loco in Schynige Platte, built in 1911.

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 Bow collector
 Trolley pole
 Third rail
 Overhead lines
 Railway electrification system

Category:Rail technologies
Category:Tram technology