. Western electrician . on any feeder section, or bothhouses can work in multiple on any one or all feeder sec-tions. Direct telephone connection between the two sta-tions enables them to operate in perfect harmony under allconditions of load and other requirements. After midnightthe new station is shut down and the old station thencarries the owl car load uniil morning. CAR SHEDS. In the rear of the new power house is located the carshed, not visible in the view. The shed at present is 400feet long, 65 feet wide and 22 feet high, and has a storagecapacity for 60 forty-foot cars. There is ampl
. Western electrician . on any feeder section, or bothhouses can work in multiple on any one or all feeder sec-tions. Direct telephone connection between the two sta-tions enables them to operate in perfect harmony under allconditions of load and other requirements. After midnightthe new station is shut down and the old station thencarries the owl car load uniil morning. CAR SHEDS. In the rear of the new power house is located the carshed, not visible in the view. The shed at present is 400feet long, 65 feet wide and 22 feet high, and has a storagecapacity for 60 forty-foot cars. There is ample groundspace for additions to car sheds and power house. Asidefrom the car sheds at the new station there is also a largershed at- Newstead and Fairfax avenues, having a storage capacity for 150 forty-eight-foot cars. At Vandevenler andFinney avenues there is a small shed and repair shop, whilethe general repair shop Is on Chouteau avenue, near Jeffer-son avenue. The rolling stock equipment consists of no long cars, 60. FIG. 3. THE NEW POWER STATION OF THE LINDELLRAILWAY COMPANY, ST. LOUIS.—PUMP ROOM. sixteen-foot cars and 30 trail cars. The total mileage ofthe system is 56 miles of single track. JX GENERAL. Many details of the water and steam service have beenomitted in this condensed description. Tlie main objectkept in view in designing the station was to secure economyand stability of operation in every detail, and to provideample means for cleaning, repairs, alterations and all possi-ble emergencies. Asa whole the new station is an excellentillustration of a well planned, well constructed street rail-way power station, and reflects much credit on the manage-ment. The officers of the company are: President, EdwardsWhitaker; vice-president, Chas. D. McLure; secretary and January 5, 1S95 WESTERN ELECTRICIAN. treasurer, Ja>. Adkinaon; superintendent, BaumhoPf;electrical engineer, A. W. irorrell. Under the directionof these gentlemen thestation was planned and constr
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