. Electric railway gazette . FIG. run on each side of the plcv and serves as supports forthe hinges which carry the sliding contact pieces. A heavysheet of fibre continues downward and serves to separatethese contacts. The motors employed are the standard Gen-eral Electric 800 machines, controlled by K controllers. The cars which are to be used, Fig. 1, on the line wereconstructed by the John Stephenson Company and aremounted on standard cable trucks constructed by the Peck-ham Motor Truck & Wheel Company. They resemblethose used on the Broadway line. The cars are to be lightedby n
. Electric railway gazette . FIG. run on each side of the plcv and serves as supports forthe hinges which carry the sliding contact pieces. A heavysheet of fibre continues downward and serves to separatethese contacts. The motors employed are the standard Gen-eral Electric 800 machines, controlled by K controllers. The cars which are to be used, Fig. 1, on the line wereconstructed by the John Stephenson Company and aremounted on standard cable trucks constructed by the Peck-ham Motor Truck & Wheel Company. They resemblethose used on the Broadway line. The cars are to be lightedby nine incandescent lamps arranged in groups of threeeach. A car barn similar in construction to the powerhouse has been built at the corner of 146th Street andLenox Avenue. The building is provided with four tracksand has a storage capacity for about 20 cars. The tracks. car house and repair shops. It will be built on the westside of Lenox Avenue, on which it will extend 200 feet,and its depth will be 550 feet. It will be two stories inheight, constructed of a steel skeleton enclosing brick wallsand will be fireproof. The car house will have a capacityfor about 350 cars. The office of the receivers and starters,as well as the waiting room for conductors and motormen,will be located at the corner of 146th Street. The car housewill be provided with two large elevators, which will beoperated by electricity. Ample provision has been made onthe ground floor for repair shops and rooms for the engi-neers and firemen. The superintendents office and a largereading room for the employees will be arranged on thesecond floor. In the tower on the third floor accommoda-tions will be provided for the electricians of the station. FIG. 4 —PEDESTAL METHOD OF CONDUCTOR SUPPORT. are provided with pits for the examination of the trolleysand motors. It is stated that in
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