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Chicago Struck by Lightning 26/07/2016 at 06:25 #83793
BarryM
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Overhead and structures zapped! Unbelievable!

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=dca_1469450216

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEe4yR3B6Ck

Barry

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Last edited: 26/07/2016 at 22:46 by BarryM
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Chicago Strucked by Lightning 26/07/2016 at 21:36 #83806
DaveHarries
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Cripes! Bet that might have done some damage to the signalling there because of the extra voltage.

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Chicago Struck by Lightning 27/07/2016 at 14:27 #83809
Jersey_Mike
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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

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