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Re: ELECTRIFIED CONDUIT RAILWAYS
Author: Drew Jacksich
Date: 01-14-2009 - 21:35

In DC and NY, it wasn't the conduit that was in place but the vault for the cable was there and installed the conduit into that. I can't find any of my books about San Jose, but it seems that I recall the trackway was constructed for cable but before it was finished they installed conduit. The conduit, I believe was installed in the 1880's but did not last long due to junk getting into the slot and people deliberatly putting stuff in to cause sparks. It was soon replaced with conventional rail and overhead wire which lasted until April of 1938.

Unlike the rail from the SP's Peninsular line to Alum Rock Park, the streetcar rail was not sold to Japan.

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  ELECTRIFIED CONDUIT RAILWAYS The Montezuma Yardmaster 01-14-2009 - 10:31
  Re: ELECTRIFIED CONDUIT RAILWAYS Drew Jacksich 01-14-2009 - 11:12
  Re: ELECTRIFIED CONDUIT RAILWAYS Bill 01-14-2009 - 12:22
  Re: ELECTRIFIED CONDUIT RAILWAYS The Montezuma Yardmaster 01-14-2009 - 13:14
  Re: ELECTRIFIED CONDUIT RAILWAYS synonymouse 01-14-2009 - 13:23
  Re: ELECTRIFIED CONDUIT RAILWAYS kingleside 01-14-2009 - 15:56
  Re: ELECTRIFIED CONDUIT RAILWAYS Jim B 01-14-2009 - 20:27
  Re: ELECTRIFIED CONDUIT RAILWAYS Drew Jacksich 01-14-2009 - 21:35
  Re: ELECTRIFIED CONDUIT RAILWAYS PVWB 01-14-2009 - 22:26


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