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Posted by Michael Wares on Wed Oct 21 09:54:31 2009, in response to Re: The Electroliners, posted by randyo on Wed Oct 21 04:40:29 2009. Pantographs, poles, and third rail. And 600 and 1200 volts.The line north of Sacramento, originally the Nothern Electric, was third rail, with poles where necessary, at 600 volts. The southern part, originally the Oakland, Antioch and Eastern, used pantographs at 600 volts. After the merger, the south end cars could run the length of the line (with changes to the series parallel connections to allow full speed on 600 volts. The north end cars had to stay on the north. Usual practice was to run trailers through, changing motor cars at Sacramento. After the Bay Bridge opened in the late 1930s, it got more complicated. The bridge had both overhead and third rail. The Sacramento Northern cars, at least the ones likely to run on the north end, had third rail shoes, but they had to be made removable to clear the bridge third rail. |
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