Fog rolling off the open Rideau River near Lees Station condensed and froze to the LRT’s overhead power lines in the area during a Jan. 4 freezing rain storm, adding to an ice build-up that exceeded the design limits of the wires, the city’s transit commission was told Thursday. Read More
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Electrical arcing 'basically melted' LRT power line after January ice storm
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