. Electric railway journal . synchronous motor-generator set. The building hasbeen enlarged and reconstructed. The portable substation which has been built consists ofa 400-kw induction motor-generator set, mounted on astandard flat car and boxed in on the sectional plan, sothat any of the various sections either can be repaired orremoved without disturbing the other parts. The buildings for the power stations are of brick and,with the exception of the Vineyard power house, are fin-ished in stucco. The design is such as to give the Cali-fornia Mission effect. Particular care was taken in thear
. Electric railway journal . synchronous motor-generator set. The building hasbeen enlarged and reconstructed. The portable substation which has been built consists ofa 400-kw induction motor-generator set, mounted on astandard flat car and boxed in on the sectional plan, sothat any of the various sections either can be repaired orremoved without disturbing the other parts. The buildings for the power stations are of brick and,with the exception of the Vineyard power house, are fin-ished in stucco. The design is such as to give the Cali-fornia Mission effect. Particular care was taken in thearrangement of the doors, windows and louvres to allowfor the free distribution of light and air, and at the sametime keep a perfectly dry interior during rainy weather. The interiors are painted white from the roof to a lineabout 6 ft. above the floor. The portion of the wall belowthis line is painted a buff color. The buildings are picturesquely located in grounds whichare laid out with flowers and shrubs. The effect is made. Los Angeles Pacific Company—Passenger Depot at NorthBeach, Santa Monica more pleasing by artistic cooling fountains situated wherethey will add to the general attractiveness of the flowers are selected from the California varietieswhich bloom the year round. COMBINED UNDERGROUND AND ELEVATED RAILWAY INHAMBURG The Allgemeine Elektricitats Gesellschaft and Siemens &Halske are building for the municipality of Hamburg, Ger-many, a combined underground and elevated railway, whichwill be opened for service early in 1911. The line is beingbuilt in the form of an oval around the Alstersee, a bodyof water in the center of Hamburg and its suburbs. Shortbranches from this ring will run to Ohlsdorf, Eimsbutteland Rotenburgs Ort. The length of the system will beabout miles of double track, of which miles willbe underground, miles on a viaduct and the balancecontinued as a surface railway. There will be 33 stations,of which three are finishe
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