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The Virginian turned their electrics on occasion to balance the wear and tear.

Tom marshall


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Except that they never had to turn the electrics, since the double units had a cab on each end.

Jim Nichols


On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 3:20 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:



John Garner asked:
> Anyone know how far and why catenary was extended down the CV line?

According to N&W Engineering Dept. drawing 10672A (NWHS Archives drawing
HS-CC10898) ( http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=136771 ),
in 1920 electrification ended right at milepost N367 (CV367 today), at the end
of Montgomery St., which was before the west end of the siding was reached.
As the drawing was created for extending the siding to the west, the drawing
is unclear on whether the sidings were electrified or just the main track.
It does show a few electrification poles on the south side of the tracks
opposite ones on the north side, which is suggestive but not conclusive.

Looking at this photo, which is looking in the opposite direction than the
photo that started this discussion, it appears the siding was not electrified,
at least by the late 1940s. Whether the siding was previusly electrified at
some point is still undetermined.
http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=70516

> Was the Graham wye still in at the time of initial electrification?

According to N&W Engineering Dept. drawing 10063A (NWHS Archives drawing
HS-G00133), ( http://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=146988 ), the
Graham wye existed and was (already) electrified in 1923.

This wye was presumably the only place the railroad had to turn the electrics
under their own power when needed, at least until the electrification was
extended to Iaeger. 

Joe Shaw

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