. The street railway review . operly appreciate the.\merican Fall one mustview it from the Queens dominion. In the construction of the road no expense wassi)are<l to secure a perfect roadway. The bridges are ofsleel, resting on pedestals of finest masonry ; the curves areprotected with guard rails and rail braces, perniilling a highrate of speed where desired. Specially designed observa- Ileighls, till- ruins of twoforts, after which the roadskirts the gorge until theWhirlpool is reached. TheWhirlpool Ravine is cross-11 a splendid steelslniiliiri 300 ft. long and1^^ ft. high. Here, also,the
. The street railway review . operly appreciate the.\merican Fall one mustview it from the Queens dominion. In the construction of the road no expense wassi)are<l to secure a perfect roadway. The bridges are ofsleel, resting on pedestals of finest masonry ; the curves areprotected with guard rails and rail braces, perniilling a highrate of speed where desired. Specially designed observa- Ileighls, till- ruins of twoforts, after which the roadskirts the gorge until theWhirlpool is reached. TheWhirlpool Ravine is cross-11 a splendid steelslniiliiri 300 ft. long and1^^ ft. high. Here, also,the comjiany has an inclinerailway, operated by grav-ity, water being used forcounterbalance, and whichtakes the tourist down 300 ft. to the waters edge. Resumingthe journey, the road passes through the city of Niagaralalls, Canada, and crosses the Dufferin islands, which affordsplendift. long carries the road from the islands to the mainland. fi58 ^^gdlvvjai\SV^cw*. \K SUSPENSION .!•; KElLACED BV STEEL ARCH BRIDGE IN 1S07. where the Hue skirts the river for a mile and a half toChippewa, where connection is made with steamers forBnffalo. The company built its own power house, a substantialstructure of stone, in which are installed three Americanturliines of 45 in. diameter, working under a head of 62 delivering 1,000 h. p. each. The water is taken from the rapids just above theFalls by a flume 200 ft. long to the gates ; here it plungesa depth of 62 ft. on the turbines below, and is then carriedaway by a tunnel 600 ft. long, discharging underneath theFalls. The power is convejed by the proper shafting andbelting to the dynamos, in such a manner that any re-quired number of these machines may be used as necessitydemands. The generators are General Electric multipolar 200-k. cars are in operation, equipped with G. E., VV. motors. There are seven feeders ranging in size fromNo. o to No. 000,000. An-other incline at the Maid
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