Hey Mr. Refugee... As usual, you're wrong again. You made the following rebuttal statement, to wit: "The south end (ex-OA&E) was 1500v" !! True, but only as far as 42nd Street and Shafter Avenue in Oakland. Plus, the original OA&E voltage was 1200 volts,dc but was increased to 1500 vdc with the opening of the "Holland Branch" from Riverview to Oxford. And naturally, on the Bridge Railway, the SN voltage was only 1200 volts (actually more like 1325vdc).. So DO tell me more about your 1500vdc theorems..

KRK




RVJ refugee Wrote:
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> 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!