. Electric railway journal . Mesaba Railway—Typical Way Shelter sembles an ordinary hexagon nut, except that it istapped out only on one side to fit over the head ofthe l^-in. ground pipe. A horizontal slot is cut inthe cap 7/16 in. below the top, and a tapered holeslightly off center is drilled from the top of the capthrough this slot. The depth of the slot and the loca-tion of the tapered hole are such as to leave sufficientspace between the inside edge of the slot and the hole. Mesaba Railway—Combination Wooden Trestle Approachesto Steel (iirder Bridge at Kinross to wedge securely the groun
. Electric railway journal . Mesaba Railway—Typical Way Shelter sembles an ordinary hexagon nut, except that it istapped out only on one side to fit over the head ofthe l^-in. ground pipe. A horizontal slot is cut inthe cap 7/16 in. below the top, and a tapered holeslightly off center is drilled from the top of the capthrough this slot. The depth of the slot and the loca-tion of the tapered hole are such as to leave sufficientspace between the inside edge of the slot and the hole. Mesaba Railway—Combination Wooden Trestle Approachesto Steel (iirder Bridge at Kinross to wedge securely the grounding wire when a pinis driven into the tapered opening. POWER STATION The power station of the Mesaba Railway Companyis situated on the property of the Virginia & RainyLake Lumber Company, approximately one-quartermile from the main track where it enters the city of 70 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLIII, No. 2. Virginia. At this location it was possible to obtainrefuse from the lumber mill for fuel, and water istaken from a lake situated but a short distance fromthe power-house site. This location was selected alsobecause it was desirable for a substation. Owing to the high cost of coal in this locality, thelarge quantity of wood fuel available from the lumbermill was practically a governing factor in the selec-tion of this power-house site. Prior to the construc-tion of the power house, however, it was ascertainedthat there was a large surplus of fuel over that re
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