. Electric railway review . ve local and long distance connections. Theseare used only in cases of emergency or when the companyswires are not in good working order. Each substation isalso provided with the long distance connections which ena-ble the attendants to quickly get into communication withthe dispatcher in case of an accident or other unusual occur-rence. Dispatching Lines. The dispatching wires of the Lima & Toledo TractionCompany are about 140 miles in length. These wires arestrung on pony-groove glass insulators and are transposedevery 800 feet on double-petticoat transposition in
. Electric railway review . ve local and long distance connections. Theseare used only in cases of emergency or when the companyswires are not in good working order. Each substation isalso provided with the long distance connections which ena-ble the attendants to quickly get into communication withthe dispatcher in case of an accident or other unusual occur-rence. Dispatching Lines. The dispatching wires of the Lima & Toledo TractionCompany are about 140 miles in length. These wires arestrung on pony-groove glass insulators and are transposedevery 800 feet on double-petticoat transposition lightning arresters or ground wires are used. The wiresare strung for a greater part of the distance within five feetof the high potential, 33,000-volt transmission line and lessthan 16 inches from the 600-volt feeder cables. The fact thatthe lines are seldom noisy, are never disturbed by induc-tion and are not interrupted by grounds and short circuitsindicates that they are firmly constructed and well insu-. Lima & Toledo Traction Company—Dispatchers Table and Switch-board in Office at Lima, O. back are eight sets of magneto bells which are used inplace of the usual switchboard drops to indicate that a callis being made. Under these bells are switch-line taps bywhich the various lines can be connected. Inside of the boxat the rear of the table are located the batteries, and genera-tors used on the various lines leading into the dispatchersoffice. On the surface of the table and arranged along the frontwhere the two wings join are eight two-way cams and eightplug taps. These from left to right are connected directto the line circuits respectively as follows: (1) Ft. Waynedivision; (2) city ticket office; (3) general managers office;(4) master mechanics office; (5 and 6) future extension;(7) Columbus & Lake Michigan (steam) division; (8) Toledodivision. By the use of the cams and plug taps any two or allof these divisions can be connected and communication be-tween
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