. Electric railway review . Northern Electric Railway—Typical Substation Structure. the shaft of the motor-generator set takes a horizontal posi-tion. It is stated that this operation can be performed in 10minutes. The complete weight of a portable substation equipmentready for operation is 90,500 pounds. Some of the detailsmaking up this total are machinery, 42,000 pounds; trans- Northern Electric Railway—Interior of 60,000-Volt PortableSubstation. with corrugated iron. This type of structure, which is usedfor the shop buildings, is found satisfactory and economicalfor the mild climate of cen
. Electric railway review . Northern Electric Railway—Typical Substation Structure. the shaft of the motor-generator set takes a horizontal posi-tion. It is stated that this operation can be performed in 10minutes. The complete weight of a portable substation equipmentready for operation is 90,500 pounds. Some of the detailsmaking up this total are machinery, 42,000 pounds; trans- Northern Electric Railway—Interior of 60,000-Volt PortableSubstation. with corrugated iron. This type of structure, which is usedfor the shop buildings, is found satisfactory and economicalfor the mild climate of central California. In the same build-ing with the repair shops, and opening on the repair floor, areseparate rooms for cabinet work, electrical repairs and ma-chine work. These latter mentioned departments are housed. Northern Electric Railway—Floor Plan and Vertical Section of Substation formers, 30,000 pounds; switchboard and electrical equip-ment. 10,000 pounds. The portable substations are equippedwith automatic couplers and automatic air brakes. Shops. The main shops for the through line and branches arelocated at Chico. A front view of these buildings and the in one bay, the front of which is utilized as a substation. At the rear of the shop just described is a similarly builtstructure in which are the painting, erection and mill depart-ments. The paint and erecting shops each have two tracksand the mill is well equipped for the carpenter work necessaryin the construction of freight and passenger cars. The blacksmith shop is a separate building supplied with June S. 1907. ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW 741
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