. The street railway review . best. 495 Two elevators, 32 by 10 feet in dimensions, and fur-nished by Eaton & Prince, are used to elevate the carsto the regions above. These elevators, the electric light,and the heating plant are run by one engine, and thetransfer table is geared to the same, so that one man canoperate it. There will be two men required to managethe transfer of cars, two for cleaning, and others for thenecessary repairs, with a total of four men required forhandling the transfers of the entire barn. The cost ofthe entire liarn, wlieii completed, will be about $50,000, SAN FRAN
. The street railway review . best. 495 Two elevators, 32 by 10 feet in dimensions, and fur-nished by Eaton & Prince, are used to elevate the carsto the regions above. These elevators, the electric light,and the heating plant are run by one engine, and thetransfer table is geared to the same, so that one man canoperate it. There will be two men required to managethe transfer of cars, two for cleaning, and others for thenecessary repairs, with a total of four men required forhandling the transfers of the entire barn. The cost ofthe entire liarn, wlieii completed, will be about $50,000, SAN FRANCISCO METROPOLITANS LINE. NEW Tilli baptismal trip of the new Metropolitan electricline, made recently at San Francisco, attractedmuch local attention, and is indeed a line that iscreditable to this peculiarily rapid-transit-blessed city,ihe run was made from the Van Ners avenue and OFar-rell street junction to the power house, a distance of fiveand a half niik, in 25 minutes, with officers of the road as AS.^.^^9^.S a Q. SIDE ELEVATION—CHICAGO CITV CAR BARN, STATE .STREET FRONT. and, as it is of pressed brick, with stone foundations, itmakes a neat and substantial appearance. It is of theslow-burning construction, but the oil-room is fully pro-tected and absolutely fire proof. Lavatories, water closetsand store rooms are conveniently situated and wellappointed. The ceilings are 16, 15 and 15 feet high,respectively; and the work shops in the third story arelighted by 16 sky-lights. AN OLD ENGINE. WHAT is perhaps the most remarkable engine inthe world is now doing service in the CorlissEngine Works, of Providence, R. I. Thisengine is now on its second half century of is one of the earliest designs of the late George It was built at the old shops but subsequentlyremoved to the new. The beam engine had a 14 inchcylinder with five foot stroke, condensing, but afterwardsthe condenser was removed and the machine run high-pressure. It originally had two pull
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