. Electric railway journal . 1 ••! Locomotiut Inspection Siuiu<:/^Weet Bound Main llOOlWaverlj Tower. B. & O. ELECTRIFICATION- -MAP AND PROFILE OF ELECTRIFIEDLINE system was unsatisfactory, while the presence of gasesfrom steam locomotives resulted in high maintenancecost. In 1902 the overhead conductors were replaced bythird-rail system, the larger part of which is still inservice. A special form of protection has been pro-vided on account of flush platform construction at pas-senger stations. As a further safety measure auto-matic sectionalizing switches were installed, but theseproved un
. Electric railway journal . 1 ••! Locomotiut Inspection Siuiu<:/^Weet Bound Main llOOlWaverlj Tower. B. & O. ELECTRIFICATION- -MAP AND PROFILE OF ELECTRIFIEDLINE system was unsatisfactory, while the presence of gasesfrom steam locomotives resulted in high maintenancecost. In 1902 the overhead conductors were replaced bythird-rail system, the larger part of which is still inservice. A special form of protection has been pro-vided on account of flush platform construction at pas-senger stations. As a further safety measure auto-matic sectionalizing switches were installed, but theseproved unsatisfactory and were discontinued. To provide a continuous supply of current to the loco-motives at double slip switches where the gaps are toogreat to be spanned by the third-rail shoe, a special ar-
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