They had a Stephenson's link valve gear Mick. looks to be mounted outboard the axle bearing and right behind the wheel. The link is just in front of the throat sheet (behind the crosshead guide). Look close at this pic again
I'll also add some newspaper blurbs collected by Gerald Best...
November 3, 1865, San Francisco Alta - Long dscription of new Napa ry locomotive built by vulcan - Locomotive complete and will ship tomorrow. Weighs about 10 tons, has 9x18 cylinders, drivers 4 1/2 feet (54"). boiler is 12 feet long and 40 inches in diameter, made of Lowmoor iron. Equipped with new "injector pumps". Sheet brass work combines ornamental with usefull. Named Napa in block letters on boiler. . . . . Total cost of Napa about $9,000.
April 1, 1867, San Francisco Alta ? Long article on Vulcan Iron Works. Mentions 2 locomotives under construction, one for Napa Valley RR (the steamcar Calistoga) and one for Black Diamond Coal Co., bringing total to 10 (built by Vulcan).
May 31, 1869, San Francisco Alta ? Napa Valley RR sold May 29, 1869 at Sheriff's sale to CalP interests.
June 3, 1869, San Francisco Alta ? Tracklaying on the Vaca Branch RR commenced May 31.
June 17, 1869, San Francisco Alta ? A small excursion on the Napa Valley RR ? train pulled to Calistoga by "the natty locomotive Napa . . . " at 30 mph. then to Sacramento (over CalP) to see the Pullman train on exhibit (pulled still by the Napa?).
April 13, 1870, Sacramento Union ? Mentions the CalP pay car arrived in Sacramento. It is called the "Flea". It is a locomotive and passenger car combined. (At this date, this is pretty clearly the steam car we know as the "Napa")
October 10, 1870, Sacramento Union ? Collision on CalP between Knights Landing and Woodland. Loco Flea pushing a flat car for repairs to railroad. Passenger train ran into flat. Flea had reversed and crew jumped. Engine ran away until a track worker ran and caught up with it.
August 11, 1875, Sacramento Union ? A Baldwin locomotive for Vacaville RR passed through the city (Sacramento). (Locomotive named Ben Ely. Burned in Vacaville enginehouse fire August 23, before ever being placed in service.)
September 18, 1875, Sacramento Union ? New locomotive for Vacaville RR has been repaired and is in the paint shop. The other locomotive on the Vacaville RR, which has heretofore been run with a car combined with it, has been seperated from the car in the shop and will soon reappear nearly as good as new, and will be provided with a neat cab and tender. ...
October 15, 1875, Sacramento Union ? Locomotive Vacaville of Vacaville RR, receiving extensive repairs and improvements at the CP Shops, was sent to Vacaville on October 14.
March 20, 1879, Sacramento Union ? In the shop a locomotive car is being built for use on the Napa branch of the CalP, the car combines in on passenger and baggage with the locomtive at the front.
May 5, 1879, Sacramento Union ? There has just been completed and turned out at the shops a new dummy car in which the locomotive, mail, baggage and passenger compartments are combined. The car will be used on the Northern Ry between Woodland and Williams.
I'll also add some newspaper blurbs collected by Gerald Best...
November 3, 1865, San Francisco Alta - Long dscription of new Napa ry locomotive built by vulcan - Locomotive complete and will ship tomorrow. Weighs about 10 tons, has 9x18 cylinders, drivers 4 1/2 feet (54"). boiler is 12 feet long and 40 inches in diameter, made of Lowmoor iron. Equipped with new "injector pumps". Sheet brass work combines ornamental with usefull. Named Napa in block letters on boiler. . . . . Total cost of Napa about $9,000.
April 1, 1867, San Francisco Alta ? Long article on Vulcan Iron Works. Mentions 2 locomotives under construction, one for Napa Valley RR (the steamcar Calistoga) and one for Black Diamond Coal Co., bringing total to 10 (built by Vulcan).
May 31, 1869, San Francisco Alta ? Napa Valley RR sold May 29, 1869 at Sheriff's sale to CalP interests.
June 3, 1869, San Francisco Alta ? Tracklaying on the Vaca Branch RR commenced May 31.
June 17, 1869, San Francisco Alta ? A small excursion on the Napa Valley RR ? train pulled to Calistoga by "the natty locomotive Napa . . . " at 30 mph. then to Sacramento (over CalP) to see the Pullman train on exhibit (pulled still by the Napa?).
April 13, 1870, Sacramento Union ? Mentions the CalP pay car arrived in Sacramento. It is called the "Flea". It is a locomotive and passenger car combined. (At this date, this is pretty clearly the steam car we know as the "Napa")
October 10, 1870, Sacramento Union ? Collision on CalP between Knights Landing and Woodland. Loco Flea pushing a flat car for repairs to railroad. Passenger train ran into flat. Flea had reversed and crew jumped. Engine ran away until a track worker ran and caught up with it.
August 11, 1875, Sacramento Union ? A Baldwin locomotive for Vacaville RR passed through the city (Sacramento). (Locomotive named Ben Ely. Burned in Vacaville enginehouse fire August 23, before ever being placed in service.)
September 18, 1875, Sacramento Union ? New locomotive for Vacaville RR has been repaired and is in the paint shop. The other locomotive on the Vacaville RR, which has heretofore been run with a car combined with it, has been seperated from the car in the shop and will soon reappear nearly as good as new, and will be provided with a neat cab and tender. ...
October 15, 1875, Sacramento Union ? Locomotive Vacaville of Vacaville RR, receiving extensive repairs and improvements at the CP Shops, was sent to Vacaville on October 14.
March 20, 1879, Sacramento Union ? In the shop a locomotive car is being built for use on the Napa branch of the CalP, the car combines in on passenger and baggage with the locomtive at the front.
May 5, 1879, Sacramento Union ? There has just been completed and turned out at the shops a new dummy car in which the locomotive, mail, baggage and passenger compartments are combined. The car will be used on the Northern Ry between Woodland and Williams.
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