. The Street railway journal . SIDE ELEVATION OF AUXILIARY PIPING AT POWER STATION. VIEW AT TOP OF PER CENT GRADE 2600 FT. LONG below the top of the bluff. Underlying the soil on thebottomland is a bed of gravel, and sufficient water to op-erate the condensing plant is obtained without the expenseof a large pipe line to the creek by driving two wells, about16 ft. in diameter and 18 ft. deep. The power equipment consists of two Buckeyeengines, each of which is directly coupled to a Siemens &Halske 250-kw. generator. The engines are tandem com-pounds, with cylinders 15 ins. and 28 i
. The Street railway journal . SIDE ELEVATION OF AUXILIARY PIPING AT POWER STATION. VIEW AT TOP OF PER CENT GRADE 2600 FT. LONG below the top of the bluff. Underlying the soil on thebottomland is a bed of gravel, and sufficient water to op-erate the condensing plant is obtained without the expenseof a large pipe line to the creek by driving two wells, about16 ft. in diameter and 18 ft. deep. The power equipment consists of two Buckeyeengines, each of which is directly coupled to a Siemens &Halske 250-kw. generator. The engines are tandem com-pounds, with cylinders 15 ins. and 28 ins. x 30 ins. Theunits are placed parallel to each other, and the shafts ofthe generators are extended and coupled with frictionclutch with a belt pulley. From this pulley is run abooster, which is placed on a line with the engines, so thatit can be driven when one or both of the generators arein service. The booster is rated at 75 kw., and raises thevoltage from 600 to 800 volts. It is connected to the line8 miles from the station. The engine room is providedwith an overhea
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