. The Street railway journal . of 200 h. These are of the twin tandem com-pound condensing type, and will drive eacha 2,000 h. p. General Electric generator lo-cated between the pairs of cylinders, andwhose armature is mounted directly on theengine shaft. The condenser is one ofEngineer Mclntires own design, and willbe driven by an independent Corliss en-gine. The iron work of the station wassupplied and put in place by the PhoenixIron Works Company, of Meadville, Pa. The station willhave two brick stacks, each 150 ft. in height. The company intends the immediate equipment offifty mile
. The Street railway journal . of 200 h. These are of the twin tandem com-pound condensing type, and will drive eacha 2,000 h. p. General Electric generator lo-cated between the pairs of cylinders, andwhose armature is mounted directly on theengine shaft. The condenser is one ofEngineer Mclntires own design, and willbe driven by an independent Corliss en-gine. The iron work of the station wassupplied and put in place by the PhoenixIron Works Company, of Meadville, Pa. The station willhave two brick stacks, each 150 ft. in height. The company intends the immediate equipment offifty miles of track with electric power, one-half of whichwill probably be completed next spring, when the startwith electric power will be made. The electric rollingstock will consist of 400 cars, the orders for which hadnot been placed by December 20. The first lines to be put in operation will be the 4thand 8th Streets division, the Germantown division andthe Girard Avenue division. Track construction is going on rapidly, and on the. FIG. 14.—CAST STEEL CROSSING—ELECTRIC TRACTION Girard Avenue line especially a great deal of activity isbeing shown. The rail selected is a ninety-three pound,nine inch Johnson girder rail. This is being laid on5 X 9 in. yellow pine ties located fifteen to every thirtyfeet of rail. Tie rods are used about every seven and ahalf feet, and the rails are being bonded with the wellknown Benedict & Burnham type of bonds. The con-tractor for the track laying is Charles A. Porter, of Phila-delphia. In the overhead system Morris & Tasker and Wal-worth tubular poles are being used, and the company isdoing its own work in overhead equipment. The feedersystem will all be underground, as in the case of the January, 1894.] THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 9 Philadelphia Traction Company, the feeders being laidin terra cotta ducts lined with cement. THE ELECTRIC TRACTION COMPANY. The Electric Traction Company is a corporationrecently formed, with the fo
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