. The Street railway journal . erators are of 400 k. w. and twoof 800 K. w. capacity, the latter being the largestyet built by the Walker Manufacturing a detailed description and engravingsare given of these machines, so that a full accountof their construction is unnecessary here. It shouldbe said, however, that the generators run veryquietly and without spark and are doing theirwork well. Upon a recent occasion, when one ofthe 800 K. w. units was temporarily shut down onaccount of a hot crosshead and before the otherhad been put in place, the two smaller machinessupplied 3,
. The Street railway journal . erators are of 400 k. w. and twoof 800 K. w. capacity, the latter being the largestyet built by the Walker Manufacturing a detailed description and engravingsare given of these machines, so that a full accountof their construction is unnecessary here. It shouldbe said, however, that the generators run veryquietly and without spark and are doing theirwork well. Upon a recent occasion, when one ofthe 800 K. w. units was temporarily shut down onaccount of a hot crosshead and before the otherhad been put in place, the two smaller machinessupplied 3,000 amperes without difficulty. Theofficers of the company speak in the warmest termsof their performance, and have just ordered twoadditional 800 k. w. engines operating the 400 k. w. units are crosscompound, with cylinder dimensions 20 in. and 40 in. X48 in. stroke, and with cut-off at one-half stroke de-velop 750 H. p. The two larger units are of a similartype with cylinder dimensions 24 in. and 48 in. X 48 FIG. 7.—SECTION OF BOILER ROOM. Stroke, and with cut-off at one-half stroke develop 1,200H. p. Both run at about eighty-seven revolutions perminute. The switchboard is of the General Electric paneltype and is located in an alcove specially [built for the January, 1896.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 5 purpose at the side of the engine room. The engineroom is served by a twenty ton traveling crane manu-factured by Alfred Box & Company, of crane is supplied vi^ith ball bearings, making it veryeasy for one man to operate it, although it weighs somefifteen tons. The interior of the engine room is well lighted and taste-fully finished with a frieze ofMilwaukee brick around thewalls. There are long windowsand doors at each end, andplenty of natural light is afford-ed by a glass monitor completed the floor will befinished in hard maple. of corbels at the crown, giving a handsome appearance,and on tlie river side the letters uei roit railw
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