. The street railway review . •, TiTT., -- ■... ,, ^ □ =^ „ IS, STRERT RAILWAY REVIEW. 443 .uiicltT .•111(1 oiui 200 ft. infill aTid 12 fl. in diamclcr; both arcbuilt of hrifiv and lined with fire liiick for half ihrir hcij^ econoini7,crs arc used. The steam piping was made by the Crane Co. Tiic flangesarc all shrunk on and the pipe ends spread so that the gas-kets conic in contact with the pipe. The pi[)es from theboilers lead to a 20-in. header supported on rollers. Therearc no elbows used with pipes above 2J/2 in. in diameter, the generator rated at 2,400-kw. The specifi
. The street railway review . •, TiTT., -- ■... ,, ^ □ =^ „ IS, STRERT RAILWAY REVIEW. 443 .uiicltT .•111(1 oiui 200 ft. infill aTid 12 fl. in diamclcr; both arcbuilt of hrifiv and lined with fire liiick for half ihrir hcij^ econoini7,crs arc used. The steam piping was made by the Crane Co. Tiic flangesarc all shrunk on and the pipe ends spread so that the gas-kets conic in contact with the pipe. The pi[)es from theboilers lead to a 20-in. header supported on rollers. Therearc no elbows used with pipes above 2J/2 in. in diameter, the generator rated at 2,400-kw. The specifications were drawniiy Mr. W. T. Cook, cliief enginc(.-r of the power station, andcalled for an output of 3,fioo amperes at 550 volts confin-uously, with a 50 per cent, overload, the rise in temperatureabove that of the room not to exceed 45° C, and the ma-chine to be able to carry an overload of 100 per cent forshort intervals without injury or serious sparking; the elec-trical efficiency specified was 95 per VIEWS OF TKAVELER SYSTEM IN SHOP. necessary change in direction being effected by long the piping is covered with asbestos; the Holly drain sys-tem is used to return the condensation in the pipes. The engine room is 235 ft. long by 60 ft. wide. Thereare 7 engines, i vertical cross-compound, 4 horizontal cross-compound and 2 250-11. p. tanden compound. The largevertical engine was built by the E. P. Allis Co., and hascylinders 40 and 78 in. by 48 in. stroke. It operates at 75r. p. 111. The valve gear is of the Corliss type; an automatic
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