. The Street railway journal . r matters relating to operation areentered on sub-station log sheets, one of which serves over atv/enty-four-hour period. In addition to entering the openingof automatic circuit breakers on the log sheet the sub-stationoperator notifies the power station operator by telephone assoon as a breaker has been put in. Whenever for any reasoncurrent is cut off the high-tension lines at the power housethe sub-station operators are given one minute to clear theirboards. In the meantime the power house operator is clear-ing his own sub-station board. When the high-tension
. The Street railway journal . r matters relating to operation areentered on sub-station log sheets, one of which serves over atv/enty-four-hour period. In addition to entering the openingof automatic circuit breakers on the log sheet the sub-stationoperator notifies the power station operator by telephone assoon as a breaker has been put in. Whenever for any reasoncurrent is cut off the high-tension lines at the power housethe sub-station operators are given one minute to clear theirboards. In the meantime the power house operator is clear-ing his own sub-station board. When the high-tension linesare cut in again the men are instructed to get their machinesin as quickly as possible. With the high-tension lines deadcurrent has been gotten on the third-rail from all of the sub-stations in three minutes. STORAGE BATTERIES AND PORTABLE SUB-STATIONS There are no storage batteries in connection with the system,and as there is very little shifting of load over the system noportable sub-stations are provided. Plate XXXVII. Plate XXXVIII
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