Why so many catenary problems in this area lately? I've been riding the Northeast Corridor since about 1970, when the electric trains were mainly GG1's and MP54's. The catenary was probably the same as it had been for quite a few decades, and there were occasional problems, but I don't remember problems on this scale until the past few years. Even if some NJ Transit pantographs are contributing to the problem, they aren't on new equipment, right? Mostly ALP-46's, the DM's, and the same old Arrows, all of which have been running for some years?