. Electric railway gazette . The poles which are being put in place are madeof rolled steei lattice work and are about 30 ft. inheight, tapering from base to summit. A heavytruss, extending across the tracks, will connecteach pair of poles, which will stand about 150 along the railroad. From one truss to an-other over each line of rails will be a longitudinaltruss, carrying the steel troughs which are to con-vey the current to the trolley of the huge electriclocomotives. The feed-wires will be of extraheavy copper and will be connected here andthere, as in the case of street railways,
. Electric railway gazette . The poles which are being put in place are madeof rolled steei lattice work and are about 30 ft. inheight, tapering from base to summit. A heavytruss, extending across the tracks, will connecteach pair of poles, which will stand about 150 along the railroad. From one truss to an-other over each line of rails will be a longitudinaltruss, carrying the steel troughs which are to con-vey the current to the trolley of the huge electriclocomotives. The feed-wires will be of extraheavy copper and will be connected here andthere, as in the case of street railways, with thesteel trough which communicates the currentdirect to the sliding-shoe of the trolley. This ar-rangement will be like an inverted conduit swungin mid-air from the trusses, insolation beingsecured by thick pieces of porcelain, tumbler-shaped. INVESTIGATING THE BROOKLYN STRIKE. The Friday legislative committee appointed toinvestigate the Brooklyn Street Railway Strike hasbeen holding sessions in Brooklyn this week, but.
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