. Electric railway journal . Pr O-f i I e FIG. 4—SAMPLE DUCT LAYOUT AS USED BY MONTREAL TRAMWAYS. ACTUAL SCALE, VERTICAL, ONE-EIGHTH INCH TO THE FOOT; HORIZONTAL, ONE INCH TO FIFTY FEET Typical Diagrams of Conduit Work of the Montreal (Quebec) Tram-ways. The Drawings Selected Show Not Only the Technical Fea-tures of the Design but Also, and Particularly, the Method Usedfor Recording the Details of Manholes, Conduits, Obstructions, etc. March 9, 1918 Electric Railway Journal 449. VIEW IN THE ANGLE OF THE ST. DENIS SUBSTATION, MONTREAL TRAMWAYS Power Distribution for the Montreal Tramways Standa


. Electric railway journal . Pr O-f i I e FIG. 4—SAMPLE DUCT LAYOUT AS USED BY MONTREAL TRAMWAYS. ACTUAL SCALE, VERTICAL, ONE-EIGHTH INCH TO THE FOOT; HORIZONTAL, ONE INCH TO FIFTY FEET Typical Diagrams of Conduit Work of the Montreal (Quebec) Tram-ways. The Drawings Selected Show Not Only the Technical Fea-tures of the Design but Also, and Particularly, the Method Usedfor Recording the Details of Manholes, Conduits, Obstructions, etc. March 9, 1918 Electric Railway Journal 449. VIEW IN THE ANGLE OF THE ST. DENIS SUBSTATION, MONTREAL TRAMWAYS Power Distribution for the Montreal Tramways Standardization Combined with Flexibility and the Effective Utiliza-tion of Existing Equipment Were Primary Design Considerationsin the Rehabilitation of the Power System of This Company IN PLANNING the comprehensive remodeling of itspower generation and distributing system, as out-lined in the issue of the Electric Railway Journalfor Jan. 12, 1918, the Montreal Tramways had in viewthe ultimate standardization of equipment, duct lines,etc., so that the power facilities could be kept more inti-mately related to the extension of the tramway servicethan it had in the past. As Montreal is located in adistrict rich in water power, steam will be used only asreserve power, and the substations will be more andmore the important elements in the power layout. At present there are two steam stations in operationand nine substations, including the two steam plantswhich also act in this ca


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