Canadian engineer . rincipal workson the construction programme of the Canadian NorthernRailway: Number of miles to be started this year, 1,053 rniles. Location of lines in actual construction this year: Montreal to Hawkesbury, 58 miles. Ottaw-a to Ottawa River, 32 miles. West from Ruel, Ont., 100 miles. East from Port Arthur, 108 miles. Branch lines, and extensions in Alberta and Saskatche-wan, 400 miles. British Columbia, 75 miles. Sydenham, Ont., to Ottawa, 80 miles. Relaying track on main line west, 200 miles. Approximate number of men employed on construction,about 20,000. Approximate amo
Canadian engineer . rincipal workson the construction programme of the Canadian NorthernRailway: Number of miles to be started this year, 1,053 rniles. Location of lines in actual construction this year: Montreal to Hawkesbury, 58 miles. Ottaw-a to Ottawa River, 32 miles. West from Ruel, Ont., 100 miles. East from Port Arthur, 108 miles. Branch lines, and extensions in Alberta and Saskatche-wan, 400 miles. British Columbia, 75 miles. Sydenham, Ont., to Ottawa, 80 miles. Relaying track on main line west, 200 miles. Approximate number of men employed on construction,about 20,000. Approximate amount of steel required for new tracksthis year, 125,000,000 pounds. Amount of new equipment to be installed this year, es-timated cost, $8,000,000 to $9,000,000, including 136 en-gines, 4,050 box cars, 1,184 flat cars, 400 convertibleconstruction cars, 70 cabooses, 6 snow plows, i rotary passenger cars, 35 mail and baggage cars, 3 dining cars,4 parlor cars, 16 sleepers. June 27, igi2. THE CANADIAN ENGINEER 73. The LBrgesi Direct Connected CentrifugalPumping Unit in Britislt Coiuntl9ia. The Vancouver Power Company haverecently installed at their works at CoquitlamDam, , the largest direct connectedcentrifugal pumping unit in British outfit is to operate in parallel with anumber of other pumps that are to furnishwater under pressure for sluicing into placethe material for their new pump is a 10-inch, class F,* two-stage centrifugal, with bronze inpellers andrenewable bronze diffusion vanes. It has anormal capacity of 1833 imperial gallons perminute when operating at II60 againsta total head of 355 feet or an equivalentpressure of 154 lbs. per square inch. It ismounted on a common sub-base with a type B, Fairbanks-Morse squirrel cage,induction motor, 2200 volts^ 60-cycle, 3-phase, I 160 at full load, beinq direct con-nected thereto by means of a flexible leatherlink coupling The motor possesses a feature in rotor con-structio
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