It "was" just sitting there, with the wires that "run" overhead.

[sitifan]

It was just sitting there, with the wires that run overhead. (0:38 of the video below)

Are the tenses correct?

 

[Tarheel]

It's a common use of the word "run" if that's what you mean. It's certainly grammatical and unremarkable.

 

[kadioguy]

It's a common use of the word "run" if that's what you mean. It's certainly grammatical and unremarkable.

Would "ran" also work there?

 

[Tarheel]

Would "ran" also work there?

I don't think so.

 

[emsr2d2]

Would "ran" also work there?

No. The present tense is used to refer to the lines (cables) that always run above the commuter trains he's talking about.

 

[kadioguy]

The version with "ran" could still be true though. It wouldn't mean that those wires definitely aren't there now.

Similar to if I said "We had a mat at the front door... , and we still do."

 

[Tarheel]

No. The present tense is used to refer to the lines (cables) that always run above the commuter trains he's talking about.

I didn't catch the part about commuter trains when I listened to it. But I do know the human body isn't built to sustain that much electric current running through it.