. Electric railway journal . Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Power Station—Easternand Northern Front cornices. The two flue openings in the base of each chimneyare placed diametrically opposite each other. GENERATING ROOM Two views of the generating room are given. One is takenlooking toward the boiler room and shows the atmosphericexhaust piping. The other is from the opposite side of thegenerating room and shows the operating gallery, under whichare the converters and transformers belonging to substationNo. 2. The generating room is well lighted by means of largewindow surfaces on three sides as
. Electric railway journal . Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Power Station—Easternand Northern Front cornices. The two flue openings in the base of each chimneyare placed diametrically opposite each other. GENERATING ROOM Two views of the generating room are given. One is takenlooking toward the boiler room and shows the atmosphericexhaust piping. The other is from the opposite side of thegenerating room and shows the operating gallery, under whichare the converters and transformers belonging to substationNo. 2. The generating room is well lighted by means of largewindow surfaces on three sides as well as by a skylight super-. Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Power Station—GeneratorRoom, Looking Toward Boiler Room structure. As nearly all of the windows are fitted with pivotedsash, the ventilation is very satisfactory. The generating roomis provided with an electric crane, having a 61-ft. span andequipped with one 50-ton and one 10-ton hoist. TURBO-ALTERNATORS The turbo-alternators are designed to operate at 175-lb. steampressure with about 100 deg. Fahr. superheat. The turbines are March 5, 1910.] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. 385 •of the vertical shaft five-stage General Electric Curtis type, and■are equipped with centrifugal safety stops. Lubricating oil is distributed under pressure to the variousjournals, and is then filtered and returned to oil reservoirtanks. Four steam-driven, high-pressure pumps are providedfor the step bearings, each pump having a capacity of 20 gal.•of oil per minute at a pressure of 1100 lb. per square pumps were furnished by Dean Brothers, and possessthe unusual f
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