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suited for such work ; further , no AC motor had proven successful up to 1902 to compete with it . Essentially a variable speed machine , this type of DC motor reacted promptly to speed changes . As a result , DC motors had monopolized ...
suited for such work ; further , no AC motor had proven successful up to 1902 to compete with it . Essentially a variable speed machine , this type of DC motor reacted promptly to speed changes . As a result , DC motors had monopolized ...
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The little flatbed motor made a trip down to Vallejo that afternoon and immediately returned to Napa . The engine got up to about 35 miles per hour --- its balancing speed --- without difficulty and went along quietly and smoothly .
The little flatbed motor made a trip down to Vallejo that afternoon and immediately returned to Napa . The engine got up to about 35 miles per hour --- its balancing speed --- without difficulty and went along quietly and smoothly .
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192 KAPA New box motor 100 was boxy , but had a certain grace nevertheless . ( AEB ) 100 Having now upgraded his passenger fleet by adding steel cars , General Manager Brown next improved his box motor category by the addition of a new ...
192 KAPA New box motor 100 was boxy , but had a certain grace nevertheless . ( AEB ) 100 Having now upgraded his passenger fleet by adding steel cars , General Manager Brown next improved his box motor category by the addition of a new ...
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Contents
FOREWORD | 6 |
SETTING THE SCENE | 7 |
THE VALLEJO BENICIA NAPA VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY | 25 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| 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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