Re: SN 600 volt operation
Author: RVJ refugee
Date: 08-05-2012 - 22:14
Ken Shattock (KRK) Wrote:
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> Dr Zarkoff Wrote:
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> > >The museum owns 4 acres of land adjoining the
> SN
> > line at Molena so building a loop would not be
> out
> > of the question. However purists would complain
> > that since SN never had a loop there, the
> museum
> > should not build one no matter how practical it
> > would be for running single-end cars or short
> > rains pulled by one locomotive
> >
> > Do these same purists object to electrifying
> the
> > line at 600 v DC when the SN never used 600v?
> Do
> > they object to running cars from the P&SR and
> > Peninsular Rys, the Crandic, and Key Units on
> the
> > line? The SN never did that either. A loop is
> > eminently practical for all trolleys, big and
> > small, and not just the single-ended ones. It's
> > far, far safer than backing up and and less
> time
> > consuming than running around a train.
>
> C'mon El Doctor-- You know very well that the SN
> had 600 volt DC zones besides the Key System.
> Shame on you for missing tonight's question!
>
> KRK
Only the north end (ex-Northern Electric) was 600v. The south end (ex-OA&E) was 1500v., which was why north-end motors didn't run south of Sacramento. Shame on you for your ill-informed pomposity!