. Electric railway journal . J d ] 1 liiTTiimr ^—- lining 3,11111,) —ft Oregon Railway—Plan of Typical Substation barbed wire strung along the top. At grade crossings,public or private, the track is protected by cattle guardsand wing fences running from the edges of the track tothe main fences on each side. The road is well equipped. Oregon Railway—Cross-Section of Typical Substation with signs, indicating distances, boundaries, danger points,etc., for the guidance of trackmen, motormen, propertyagents and others. A comprehensive system of signalsand interlocking switches was installed, and ha
. Electric railway journal . J d ] 1 liiTTiimr ^—- lining 3,11111,) —ft Oregon Railway—Plan of Typical Substation barbed wire strung along the top. At grade crossings,public or private, the track is protected by cattle guardsand wing fences running from the edges of the track tothe main fences on each side. The road is well equipped. Oregon Railway—Cross-Section of Typical Substation with signs, indicating distances, boundaries, danger points,etc., for the guidance of trackmen, motormen, propertyagents and others. A comprehensive system of signalsand interlocking switches was installed, and has given ex-cellent results in actual operation. OVERHEAD CONSTRUCTION The high speed employed made the catenary type ofconstruction preferable. The single catenary type of sus-pension furnished by the Ohio Brass Company was construction can be seen in several of the 7/16-in. galvanized steel messenger cable having a safetensile strength of 12,000 lb. is suspended from insulatorson brackets with 150-ft. spans and anchored every mileon straight track and at the end of every curve. On curvesthe standard construction was modified by stringing a5/16-in. galvanized steel cable between the supports whichserves as a spring guy, to which Y^-m. pull-off bridles areattached at 15-ft. intervals, thus making a v
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