. The street railway review . line. The line runs through some of the most picturesque parts ofthe state, and the excursion business .vill prove an important fea-ture. With the line operating through to Connecticut, the travel nowestablished on other but circuitous routes, will go that way andthe beautiful trolley resort now established by the Worcester & Con-necticut Eastern Railway Co. near Danielson will attract many fromProvidence and interior points on the line. The roadbed for a littleless than half the distance is on the highway and the remainingmileage is on private right of way. The c
. The street railway review . line. The line runs through some of the most picturesque parts ofthe state, and the excursion business .vill prove an important fea-ture. With the line operating through to Connecticut, the travel nowestablished on other but circuitous routes, will go that way andthe beautiful trolley resort now established by the Worcester & Con-necticut Eastern Railway Co. near Danielson will attract many fromProvidence and interior points on the line. The roadbed for a littleless than half the distance is on the highway and the remainingmileage is on private right of way. The construction is 6o-lb. T-rails with chestnut and oak ties on gravel and broken stone feature about the road of chief interest from an engineeringpoint of view is the adaptation of storage batteries. When the roadwas first laid out it was designed for high-tension alternating cur-rent transmission with a central power house at a point approxi-mately midway between the two terminals, and two sub-stations S0. CHAR(;E and DISCHARGE OK BATTERIES 4 S £■ 7 <3 9 /O // /Z /3 H /S yeVOLTAIIE ON LINE WITHOUT BATTERIES. this ice for the next three years, payable anually in advance, hasalready been made to the Providence Ice Co. at a very advanta-geous figure. .\t times during the sunnner when travel is always found heavieston all roads, the cars were unable to take on board all those desir- located ten miles either from the main power house. Owing,however, to the of the management to secure quick deliv-ery of alternating apparatus, it was decided to use direct currentwith the main power house containing direct current generating ma-chinery at the central point selected, and storage battery installa- Mar. 20, 1903.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 155 tions at the two sub-stations, the batteries to be supplied either fromboosters or from the main feeders as conditions should develop. Concerning these batteries the Electric Storage Battery Co. givesus the following in
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