What is a pantograph and why does the MBTA Green Line use them?

A pantograph is the flexible, angled arm on the top of the trolley that connects the train to overhead power lines.

TIL the MBTA has an underground Emergency Training Center complete with Silver Line, Green Line, and Blue Line train car replicas. It includes an integrated sound system to emulate crowds, gunshots and

Passengers walk along tracks after MBTA Green Line extension shuts down

Pantograph issue under investigation on MBTA Blue Line

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MBTA Blue Line

MBTA Green Line

Green Line Tracking the Light

It's just not something that seems fair: Red Line trains dying everywhere - with bonus dead Green Line trolley

Disabled Green Line train brings in more MBTA shuttle buses – NBC Boston

MBTA Green Line

MBTA Green Line pantograph issue forces passengers onto shuttle buses

The Green Line suffers quite the gaffe: Train has a broken pantograph

Boston: Subways, Wonderland, Trams and Mattapan

Boston Metro MBTA Green Line Type 9 modern fleet by CAF USA at Riverside terminal station, Newton, Massachusetts MA, USA Stock Photo - Alamy

Boston: Subways, Wonderland, Trams and Mattapan