How to Electrify a railroad

[Amtrak X995]

Hi
let me intruduce in a short way.....
I`am Elmar, and we are four guys, trying to model the NE Corridor and some near Diesel roads beside.
We have an transportable layout with working prr catenary (means, the loco`s pantos really run on wire).
As bass for starting, we use the model memories catenaries poles with high voltage lines, the wires are from vissmann (strong enough, solderable), the pull off poles are from sommerfeldt (by using the poles from the french/belgian catenary system), the nj transit catenary poles are a modified french one.
As insulators we use the model memories ons ( the bigger ones), the smaller ones are from sommerfeldt. The high volage insulators ar green glas pearls ( you can find it in hobby stores for girls), 10 or 12 on top of each other.
The hight from the tracks to the wire are 8.5 cm ( we used for this an modfied marklin x995-those engine has the lowest rise of the pantho, but much enough for the bli gg1)
Please fell free to ask me, what you want, i try to give an answer....
enjoy the pics





and additional a short (old) video
http://www.myvideo.de/watch/3415530/Trai...on_the_NEC