. The Street railway journal . OVERHEAD WORK AND TRACK CONSTRUCTION switches in the high-tension lines. Of course, in starting andstopping the rotary converters in the power house it is neces-sary to use the low-tension switches. At the sub-stations theswitching- is mainly done on the low-tension side. One excel-lent feature of this power house is the ample room providedhack of the switchboard between the panels, which contain thelow-tension wiring and the brick cells containing the high-tension switches and wires. The power house ;ind two sub-stations represent an invest- 626 STREET RAILWAY J
. The Street railway journal . OVERHEAD WORK AND TRACK CONSTRUCTION switches in the high-tension lines. Of course, in starting andstopping the rotary converters in the power house it is neces-sary to use the low-tension switches. At the sub-stations theswitching- is mainly done on the low-tension side. One excel-lent feature of this power house is the ample room providedhack of the switchboard between the panels, which contain thelow-tension wiring and the brick cells containing the high-tension switches and wires. The power house ;ind two sub-stations represent an invest- 626 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXL No. 17. ment of about $150,000. The fixed charges given in the figureson cost of power plant operation are obtained by figuring 5 percent interest and 5 per cent for taxes, insurance and deprecia-tion per annum. The road is operated by the telephone despatching system, thedespatcher being the ticket agent at Beloit. The telephonesare Stromberg-Carlson instruments, placed in wooden boxes. ONE OF THE SUB-STATIONS along the line. To prevent the instruments from being left inthe circuit when not in use the double-pole switch which cutsthe instrument in is placed so that a cleat on the door throwsthe switch open whenever the door is closed. The doors arekept locked. It is not necessary for the trainment to rememberto open the switch after using the telephone. There has beenconsiderable trouble getting conductors and motormen alwaysto remember this on some interurban roads.
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