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Thank you Joe.

Great research and documentation. The only reason I could think to electrify
a portion of the CV main was that the wye was also electrified . . . as you
say to turn the electrics. I was trying to imagine some of the reasons that
electrics might have to be turned. I would think it was a rarity but often
enough that the RR invested in this small portion of catenary installation.
Pardon me if all this is spelled out in the two fairly recent CV books that
I've not purchased yet.

John Garner

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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