. The Street railway journal . rlocking plant with six levers for oper-ating three single switches and eight signals. The machinewill be equipped with the usual track model and with twoworking semaphores to show the condition of the track forclearing the main line. The tower will be of concrete andwill be located at the throat of the station. The power out-fit will consist of two motor-driven air compressors. Amechanical counter will also be installed to record the num-ber of trains and cars entering and leaving the station. The interior finish of the terminal is of glass tile similarto that u
. The Street railway journal . rlocking plant with six levers for oper-ating three single switches and eight signals. The machinewill be equipped with the usual track model and with twoworking semaphores to show the condition of the track forclearing the main line. The tower will be of concrete andwill be located at the throat of the station. The power out-fit will consist of two motor-driven air compressors. Amechanical counter will also be installed to record the num-ber of trains and cars entering and leaving the station. The interior finish of the terminal is of glass tile similarto that used in the subway. Incandescent lights will be usedthroughout, the fixtures being for both single and double4amps. Power will, of course, be taken from the lines ofthe Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, but a connectionwith the Edison mains in New York has been provided sothat a cut-over can be readily effected. To facilitate the early opening of the station to the sur-face cars, the latter will be diverted for a time to the ele-. April iir i9o8.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL.
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