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As soon as the engine arrived at the SP Napa Depot , a large force of men was put to work under the guidance of general manager Smith and ... That afternoon the engine was removed from its flat car and the job of reassembling it began .
As soon as the engine arrived at the SP Napa Depot , a large force of men was put to work under the guidance of general manager Smith and ... That afternoon the engine was removed from its flat car and the job of reassembling it began .
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Foundations for the engines and boilers are in place , the lower deck enclosed and deck beams in , while the deafening roar of air tools in the ... She will be of 3,000 horsepower with a triple expansion engine and four Scotch boilers .
Foundations for the engines and boilers are in place , the lower deck enclosed and deck beams in , while the deafening roar of air tools in the ... She will be of 3,000 horsepower with a triple expansion engine and four Scotch boilers .
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1 13 12 11 10 The rudder is operated by a simple Hyde steam in comparison with the twenty - five to thirty minutes steering engine with a manually controlled valve , a which were often necessary before this change was chain from the ...
1 13 12 11 10 The rudder is operated by a simple Hyde steam in comparison with the twenty - five to thirty minutes steering engine with a manually controlled valve , a which were often necessary before this change was chain from the ...
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Contents
FOREWORD | 6 |
SETTING THE SCENE | 7 |
THE VALLEJO BENICIA NAPA VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY | 25 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Napa Valley Route: Electric Trains & Steamers Volume 47 of Interurbans special |
| Authors | Ira L. Swett, Harry C. Aitken |
| Publisher | Interurbans, 1975 |
| Length | 575 pages |
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