. The Street railway journal . ient points along the line. Two ofthese stations are now completed, and the others willbe in operation in a short time. The Palisade Avenue station, an exterior viewof which is shown in Fig. i,is located in the rear of thePalisade Avenue power station, at the corner ofRacine and New York Avenues. The building is ofwood, two stories in height, the ground plan measur-ing 30 X 50 ft. The interior arrangements of thestation, as will be seen, are similar to the enginehouses of the fire department. Each station hasa patrol wagon and tower wagon, designed andbuilt espec
. The Street railway journal . ient points along the line. Two ofthese stations are now completed, and the others willbe in operation in a short time. The Palisade Avenue station, an exterior viewof which is shown in Fig. i,is located in the rear of thePalisade Avenue power station, at the corner ofRacine and New York Avenues. The building is ofwood, two stories in height, the ground plan measur-ing 30 X 50 ft. The interior arrangements of thestation, as will be seen, are similar to the enginehouses of the fire department. Each station hasa patrol wagon and tower wagon, designed andbuilt especially for the company, and provided withhydraulic jacks, blocks and tackle, and the necessarytools for any emergency. An interesting feature of the railway current while the wagon is in the station. In ad-dition to side lights on the wagon, several extra lampsand about fifty feet of flexible lamp cord are provided. Incase of an accident at night where a light underneaththe car is desirable, the device is particularly
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