Electrical news and engineering . THE ELECTRICAL NEWS July 1. 1919. One of the electric locomotiv Note the double work, having dipper capacities ranging from 7S cubic yardsto -J _• cubic yards. On the Welland River section oi the canal, a Lidger-wood cable excavator is at work, fitted with a 3-cubic-yardAnderson-JJvans clam. The cableway has an 80-foot headtower and 60-foot tail tower, and a span of 800 feet. .Theexcavated material is being disposed of along the northbank of the river. The width of the Welland River at thewater line averages about 300 feet. The Commission has purchased one hun
Electrical news and engineering . THE ELECTRICAL NEWS July 1. 1919. One of the electric locomotiv Note the double work, having dipper capacities ranging from 7S cubic yardsto -J _• cubic yards. On the Welland River section oi the canal, a Lidger-wood cable excavator is at work, fitted with a 3-cubic-yardAnderson-JJvans clam. The cableway has an 80-foot headtower and 60-foot tail tower, and a span of 800 feet. .Theexcavated material is being disposed of along the northbank of the river. The width of the Welland River at thewater line averages about 300 feet. The Commission has purchased one hundred and fifty20-yard Western airdump cars, each of 80,000 pounds capa-city; also seven 40-ton steam locomotives and twelve 50-ton electric, locomotives. The steam locomotives are switch-ers purchased from the Pennsylvania Railroad. The electriclocomotives were built by the National Steel Car Company,Limited, of Hamilton, Ontario, six of them being c instruct-ed with General Electric equipment and six with Westing-house equipment. Two pile-drivers are at work o
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