. The Street railway journal . PLAN OF REPAIR SHOP being discharged on the surface. The chimney is 170 ft. 4 above the grates, and contains 320,000 bricks. The flueis 8 ft. in diameter in the clear. The inside lining, with airspace between it and the chimney proper, extends up 100 foundation is concrete, 26 ft. 4 ins. in diameter. The high-tension switches are of the stick type, with the enclosedrelease fuse commonly known as a sneezer. As the companysupplies power for operating 500-volt stationary motors inGreen Bay, a synchronous motor generator has been placed inthe power st
. The Street railway journal . PLAN OF REPAIR SHOP being discharged on the surface. The chimney is 170 ft. 4 above the grates, and contains 320,000 bricks. The flueis 8 ft. in diameter in the clear. The inside lining, with airspace between it and the chimney proper, extends up 100 foundation is concrete, 26 ft. 4 ins. in diameter. The high-tension switches are of the stick type, with the enclosedrelease fuse commonly known as a sneezer. As the companysupplies power for operating 500-volt stationary motors inGreen Bay, a synchronous motor generator has been placed inthe power station. This is operated by the 375-volt alternating 11c- s TE7 nun sine 101 0 TIT (Track HI PIT I Track) || 2 Rough planklfloorbetween pifs fl PIT ITrackljji 1 ti w fi-ll m-U mtt 1 Rough plank floor from pit to wall, through from fkflot ii JieTPtnS*Pw4Hlllll > 4 T r a c k II 4-44- -1-3-1-0- V nil of old linrn. Street PLAN OF NEW CAR HOUSE diameter where the brick commences is 16 ft. The outer wallis 37 ins. thick at the base, and the inner wall is 17 ins. outside wall tapers to a thickness of 13 ins. The insidetapers to 4 ins. The concrete foundation, 9 ft. 8 ins. thick, restson piles, and is reinforced at the bottom with 12-in. the top are sixteen metal points, 4 ft. high, set into concreteand connected to two No. 00 ground wires for taking awaystatic discharges and preventing damage from lightning. current from the large generator. A rotary converter was notused for this purpose because the voltage of the railway systemis about 100 volts higher than the regular voltage of the powercircuit. This motor generator is of 100-kw capacity, and wasbuilt by the National Electric Company. The four Niles cars purchased for the Kaukauna line are 45ft. =; ins. over all, with 35-ft. bodies. The width is 8y2 ft. Theyhave smoking compartments and toilet room. The interior
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