. The street railway review . escreen, which is seen in the foreground, is placed in front ofthe joint as it is poured to protect passers by from the pos-silile splashing metal. The views of the finished joints willserve to give a better idea of the rails which were previouslydescribed. Notwithstanding the rails have been laid foryears no difliculty is experienced in securing a perfect weld,the joint being stronger tlian the The cast-welded joints ]>roved to lie so elllcient that vyiuiithree miles of track had been welded, the Falk ojinpaiivwas awarded the contract for welding all th
. The street railway review . escreen, which is seen in the foreground, is placed in front ofthe joint as it is poured to protect passers by from the pos-silile splashing metal. The views of the finished joints willserve to give a better idea of the rails which were previouslydescribed. Notwithstanding the rails have been laid foryears no difliculty is experienced in securing a perfect weld,the joint being stronger tlian the The cast-welded joints ]>roved to lie so elllcient that vyiuiithree miles of track had been welded, the Falk ojinpaiivwas awarded the contract for welding all the track of theCampagnie des Omnibus et Tramways de Lyon, about 33miles. This is to be equipped electrically and the companyexpects to have it so operated by the fall of 1897. Ilic mw iciitral power station, now building, alxiul 1 1 .ijiilcs from the center of the city, is well under way. Tliegenerating plant will four 4oo-K-w Thomson-Houston (of Paris J generators, direct connected to horizon- so, (^tet5\ailWay5\eV^. the outcome of the Lyons experiment antl as a result theFalk Manufacturing Company is now building five cupolaswhich are to be used in Paris, Marseilles and other citiescontemplating a change in tractive power, and there is nodciiibt but that during the current vear there will lie an enor- A COXDENSISG TAXIC. tal steam engines, by Piguet of Lyons. Steam will be furn-ished by semi-tubular boilers. Water for condensing thesteam is supplied by two large wells. The method of con-densing in tanks so common in France is shown in one ofthe illustrations. The walls of the building are of concreteconsisting of two parts cinders and one part cement. Thephotographs show exterior and interior views of the boilerhouse. Current will be conveved to the cars by an overhead trol-ley wire except for about three-fourths of a mile in the heartof the city where a system of surface contacts will be trolley wire is to be supported on ornamental polesavailable for stree
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