. The street railway review . gineers were called upon to face the problem of rearrang-ing and enlarging the old stations or practically redesigning theentire power system. A factor in the problem w I ordi stalled in tin- old power house, and in addition a new boiler house and generating Station are being erected adjoining the site of the old power house. In the new station will he installed alternatingcurrent apparatus for supplying by high tension distribution theOutlying district-. The surburban lines in the northwest and west-ern sections of the city will he furnished with power from thisa
. The street railway review . gineers were called upon to face the problem of rearrang-ing and enlarging the old stations or practically redesigning theentire power system. A factor in the problem w I ordi stalled in tin- old power house, and in addition a new boiler house and generating Station are being erected adjoining the site of the old power house. In the new station will he installed alternatingcurrent apparatus for supplying by high tension distribution theOutlying district-. The surburban lines in the northwest and west-ern sections of the city will he furnished with power from thisalternating station through two sub-Stations. In enlarging this station, plans have been made for practicallyone large building. The former building comprising the northerlywing of the completed will contain direct current ibis on the west is the old boiler house. The southerlywing, which is to contain alternating current machinery, is nowbeing erected, and a new boiler bouse, which will supply steam. 1 NEW HOUSE ■ ring thai all ■put underground in certain ■ ■ of munii ip in winch the lo he d within certain disti largi i i i i loadbulk of f 11 • i ii gim in the inw addition, has bee ted between thi f the n d the i >ld powei i in additii hi P eel powei 1 i. the Street bid tailed four 500 kw. diieel curienl pi rated, and the Fall Road powi 1 hou 1 con taining ■. lot will also bi ke] rice, il nol d id. 1 abli to di nub the overhead fccdei . I then being unii ipal 1 • gulation 1 equiring the md : I I■■•. ing Mill pov 1 1 hiiu e, which ■ I From Mi oi ol tin city, will al 0 be main ■IdI and ] mi con 1 1 r 1 hi cr of tl I 1 1 1 md ii mi • ■ 1 .11 in the 1 ting 1 STREET RAILWAY REYIIAV. [ XII. No. 6. ■ill lie transmitted at the initial pr. dona where it will lie ■ \ by the usual converting and transforming apparatus to 34s jternating current, and then transformed to 575 volts directcurrent
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