. Electric railway review . es connected with the water system. This car willmaintain a speed of 55 miles an hour. II can be made themotor car of a train, being capable of hauling three trailerscarrying 75 passengers each. In the event of mishap thedouble system of power allows its batteries to carry it, Cor L5miles if necessary, to a roundhouse or station. The car body was designed by \V. I!. Strang, president,and L. (i. Xilson. chief engineer of the Strang Gas-ElectricCar Company. The engine and accessories were designed by-Mr. Xilson and the generator and motors were designed andbuilt at th
. Electric railway review . es connected with the water system. This car willmaintain a speed of 55 miles an hour. II can be made themotor car of a train, being capable of hauling three trailerscarrying 75 passengers each. In the event of mishap thedouble system of power allows its batteries to carry it, Cor L5miles if necessary, to a roundhouse or station. The car body was designed by \V. I!. Strang, president,and L. (i. Xilson. chief engineer of the Strang Gas-ElectricCar Company. The engine and accessories were designed by-Mr. Xilson and the generator and motors were designed andbuilt at the Strang companys shops under the personal super-vision of Messrs. Strang and Xilson. POWER PLANT OF THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIATRACTION COMPANY. The Central Pennsylvania Traction Company of Harris-burg. Pa., operates about 64 miles of track in Highspire. Middletown. Penbrook. Progress, and Hummelstown. The power plant of the com-pany, a preliminary description of which was presented in the. Central Pennsylvania Traction Company—Interior of PowerHouse. Street Railway Review for May, 1906, page 296. is locatedabout 1 \4 miles from the electrical distribution center of thesystem. The building is 40 feet high and occupies a groundspace 175 by 103 feet. It is constructed entirely of concrete:jlicl steel, the roof also being of concrete reinforced with%-inch rods and covered with tar paper and slag building is divided longitudinally into two rooms. In thefront section are the main engines and switchboard; in therear is the boiler equipment. Only about one-half of the floorspace is occupied by the present equipment. The center bay of the rear section or boiler room is usedas a pump room and in it is installed the pump apparatus,comprising the boiler feed water, circulating water and airpomps, and the feed water heater. The floor of the secondstory of this section is constructed of steel beams and carriesthe economizers and the main smok
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