. The street railway review . xterior of the present power house with the outgoing line andthe wire tower for the high-tension lines al the from of the build-ing. The distributing rack is also shown for the high tension linesgoing east and west and where they leave the line anchorages infront of the lower. This building is very substantial. The mainwalls are of brick with monitors over the engine rooms and boilerhouses, which are provided with ventilating windows. Ample pro-visions for light arc made in the front and ends of the building bymeans of large double windows- 7x7 ft. in size trimmed
. The street railway review . xterior of the present power house with the outgoing line andthe wire tower for the high-tension lines al the from of the build-ing. The distributing rack is also shown for the high tension linesgoing east and west and where they leave the line anchorages infront of the lower. This building is very substantial. The mainwalls are of brick with monitors over the engine rooms and boilerhouses, which are provided with ventilating windows. Ample pro-visions for light arc made in the front and ends of the building bymeans of large double windows- 7x7 ft. in size trimmed with graysandstone sills between the pilasters. At each end of the buildingthere is a large double door provided with iron steps and gable ends and the top of the wall over the wire tower have acoping of gray sandstone, giving it a neat appearance. The area ofthe engine room is 194 ft. by 47 ft. 2 in. and from the floor line tothe bottom of the trusses is 18 ft. 2 in. There arc pilasters on the / S M r L B r / ^:. MAP OF THE C. I-. & S. AND THE D. S. & U. RAILWAYS. type using straight, sound, well-set poles 35 ft. long and 8 in, atthe top. In other places span wire is used. The trolley wire isNo. 0000 grooved section and No. 0000 feeders arc tapped in atintervals. Glass insulators are used for pull-off and strain insula-tors. On the Dayton, Springfield & Urbana Ry. two trolley wiresare used, thereby avoiding switches on the overhead lines. On theColumbus, London & Springfield bracket arms are used atturnouts, the poles being set between the tracks. Power House. The power for this system is furnished from the power housesituated at \tedway, about half way between Columbus andCincinnati and is near the Mad River. This was formerly the siteof an old woolen mill which was run by water power, the old racetaking water from a dam across the river. This race now providesplenty of water for condensing purposes and for boiler feed and thestation is situated close
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