. Electric railway review . om the at Karners. To provide power in case of a breakdown onthis line a second 10,000-volt line supplies the Karners sub-station from the substation at Mechanicsville. -The 10,000-volt current will be connected with the busbars in theKarners station through form-H oil-break line switches. The three-phase alternating current delivered to this sys-tem has a frequency of 40 cycles. The busbar compartmentwill be on one side of the building in a brick-inclosed room53 feet 2 inches long. The lightning arresters and connect-ing switches will be located in a special tower
. Electric railway review . om the at Karners. To provide power in case of a breakdown onthis line a second 10,000-volt line supplies the Karners sub-station from the substation at Mechanicsville. -The 10,000-volt current will be connected with the busbars in theKarners station through form-H oil-break line switches. The three-phase alternating current delivered to this sys-tem has a frequency of 40 cycles. The busbar compartmentwill be on one side of the building in a brick-inclosed room53 feet 2 inches long. The lightning arresters and connect-ing switches will be located in a special tower 11 feet 6inches wide by 15 feet S inches long, separated from theremainder of the building by 20-inch walls. The lightningarresters will be of the General Electric type. The step-down transformers will supply alternating cur-rent at 325 volts to the 300-kilowatt machines, and the rotarieswill convert to 650 volts direct current for railway switchboard will have 14 panels and will be equipped with Borrow of ^/jj. New Schenectady Railway Substation at Karners—Floor Plan and Section. main line will be built to pass through the waiting roomsection. The present frame substation building, which is ofthe Queen Anne style of architecture, will be moved to theback of the new property and will be leased to the employesof the company for a home. It is planned to lay the groundsout in an attractive design and to make the Karners stationa feature of interest to passengers. The new building will be 73 feet 8 inches long and 57feet 8 inches wide with basement and waiting room floorat ground level. The rotary converters and transformerswill therefore be above on the first floor level. The founda-tion walls of the building will be of stone 20 inches thickto the height of 9 feet above the ground. The pilasters willbe of brick spaced 12 feet apart, center to center, and willrest on stone and concrete foundations. The equipment of the substation will be increased by theaddition of t
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