# overhead contact line

> single or rarely double wire used to transmit electrical energy to trains, trams, or trolleybuses, hanging above the route of the vehicle

**Wikidata**: [Q110701](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110701)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overhead_line)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/overhead-contact-line


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [Source](https://www.auteur-roman-nouvelles.com/le-jargon-ferroviaire-par-jacky-rubel/)
3. Quora
4. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File
5. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)