feed-cable

Updated: August 12, 2026

Just what speed could be coaxed from the feed-cable overhead was another question. Nor did Tom Swift try for much speed on this first test of the Hercules 0001. He went around the two-mile track several times before bringing his machine to a stop near the crowd of onlookers. He came to the open door of the cab. "One thing is sure, Tom!" shouted Ned. "It do move!"

Victor [pseud.] Appleton - Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive, or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails