. The Street railway journal . pound Hamil-ton-Corliss engines of 600 hp each, of 120 r. p. m., and two275 kw direct-connected Westinghouse generators onfoundations 12 ft. high, built of brick all laid and puddledwith Portland cement on 18 ins. of crushed stone andPortland cement concrete. The entire building is fittedwith hot and cold water and open plumbing. The gravityoiling system is used, the oil running on the bearings allthe time and then passing through a pipe to the filter,where it is filtered, pumped to tank and used over again. The coal pocket, of the steam railroad trestle pattern,
. The Street railway journal . pound Hamil-ton-Corliss engines of 600 hp each, of 120 r. p. m., and two275 kw direct-connected Westinghouse generators onfoundations 12 ft. high, built of brick all laid and puddledwith Portland cement on 18 ins. of crushed stone andPortland cement concrete. The entire building is fittedwith hot and cold water and open plumbing. The gravityoiling system is used, the oil running on the bearings allthe time and then passing through a pipe to the filter,where it is filtered, pumped to tank and used over again. The coal pocket, of the steam railroad trestle pattern, islarge enough to hold 25,000 tons of coal. The coal de-scends through chutes to hand cars which run on a trackpassing through the boiler room in front of the boiler room is also connected with the main line oftrack for the removal of cinders and ashes to the roadbedby the construction car at one operation. The car house, which adjoins the power station, is ofbrick with brownstone trimmings well arranged and ample. INTERIOR OF CLOSED CAR
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