. The Street railway journal . HECLA STRRET, LAURIUM, READY FOR CRUSHED STONE power to the three-phase transmission line. The railwayunit was installed in 1900, and consists of a 750-hp hori-zontal cross-compound condensing St. Louis-Corliss en-gine built by the St. Louis Iron & Machine Works, and aWestinghouse 10-pole, 500-kw, 550-volt railway unit occupies a floor space 25 ft. x 36 ft. The cylindersof this engine are 22 ins. and 38 ins. in diameter, with a TRESTLE OVER HECLA AND TORCH LAKE RAILWAY connecting rods is selected forged iron. The cross-headpins and crank pins are ma
. The Street railway journal . HECLA STRRET, LAURIUM, READY FOR CRUSHED STONE power to the three-phase transmission line. The railwayunit was installed in 1900, and consists of a 750-hp hori-zontal cross-compound condensing St. Louis-Corliss en-gine built by the St. Louis Iron & Machine Works, and aWestinghouse 10-pole, 500-kw, 550-volt railway unit occupies a floor space 25 ft. x 36 ft. The cylindersof this engine are 22 ins. and 38 ins. in diameter, with a TRESTLE OVER HECLA AND TORCH LAKE RAILWAY connecting rods is selected forged iron. The cross-headpins and crank pins are made of best hammered cruciblesteel, the size of the former being 5^ ins. x 6 ins. and of thelatter 6\ ins. x 6^ ins. The main shaft is selected forgediron 15 ins. x 28 ins. in the journals and 28 ins. in diameterat the wheel seat. There is a reheating receiver betweenthe cylinders. At full load and with a vacuum of 25 ins. atthe exhaust the steam consumption is guaranteed not toexceed 15 lbs. ihp per hour. The segmental fly
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