. The Street railway journal . ue and the East River. While somewhat out- being 37 ins. in diameter at the center, and having anopening 16 ins. in diameter extending the entire journals are 34 ins. x 60 ins. The fly-wheels of theseengines are 28 ft. in diameter, and are made up with a cast-steel rim 2 ft. 5 ins. deep and 2 ft. 4^ ins. wide, to which areriveted eighty i-J-in. steel plates at each side, making 160plates in all. The engines can develop 4500 at great-est economical load, and will be able to work continuouslyat 6000 if required, and for a short time to work a
. The Street railway journal . ue and the East River. While somewhat out- being 37 ins. in diameter at the center, and having anopening 16 ins. in diameter extending the entire journals are 34 ins. x 60 ins. The fly-wheels of theseengines are 28 ft. in diameter, and are made up with a cast-steel rim 2 ft. 5 ins. deep and 2 ft. 4^ ins. wide, to which areriveted eighty i-J-in. steel plates at each side, making 160plates in all. The engines can develop 4500 at great-est economical load, and will be able to work continuouslyat 6000 if required, and for a short time to work at7000 Each engine is directly connected to a 3500-kw. General Electric generator. This machine has fortypoles, and will have a frequency of twenty-five cycles at6600 volts, and will operate at 75 At present theengine room contains three Ideal engines for operatingexciters, and two engines supplied by the Penn-sylvania Iron Works for temporary service. The power room will contain eighty-seven Babcock &.
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