. Electric railway review . Ravenswood Extension of the Northwestern Elevated—Plan, Elevation and Section of Typical Station. feeders on the elevated portion of the line are bare cop-per, carried on clay insulators furnished by the BrennanElectric Construction Company of Chicago, which firm fur-nished all the electrical supplies for the new work. Thecables for the surface extension are inclosed in a wooden box,as shown in the drawing of the standard track cross switches are operated by the Union Switch & SignalCompanys electropneumatic interlocking system. It is ar- the loading and
. Electric railway review . Ravenswood Extension of the Northwestern Elevated—Plan, Elevation and Section of Typical Station. feeders on the elevated portion of the line are bare cop-per, carried on clay insulators furnished by the BrennanElectric Construction Company of Chicago, which firm fur-nished all the electrical supplies for the new work. Thecables for the surface extension are inclosed in a wooden box,as shown in the drawing of the standard track cross switches are operated by the Union Switch & SignalCompanys electropneumatic interlocking system. It is ar- the loading and unloading of trains. An interesting featurein the design of the awning is the backward slope of the roifand the placing of the gutter at the rear, thus preventing theoverflow and drip from the gutters from falling on passengersboarding trains. Particular attention has been given to facilitating the plac-ing of advertising posters on the stations without encumbering. ■Jors/&£ £ ar /?c#Trasr*t-~^ Ravenswood Extension of the Northwestern Elevated—Plan ofTypical Station, Showing Method of Handling Passengers. ranged so that the brakes will be applied on trains passinga signal set against it. Elevated Stations. Special attention has been given to the design of thestations for the new extension and a few of the many inter-esting details are illustrated herewith. The length .of thestandard platform is 225 feet, 97 feet of which is covered byan awning roof, as shown. The construction details of the Ravenswood Extension of the Northwestern Elevated—Details ofConstruction of Station Platforms. the station platforms with loose boards of various styles andsizes. The railings of the platforms and stairways have beenspecially designed with uniform sheet iron panels 2 feet 5%inches by 3 feet 7 inches, having an ornamental pressed steelborder serving as a frame for a standard size of advertisingposter. Between the advertising panels and posts ar
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