. Electric railway gazette . ler feed wateris supplied by the Passaic River. Water for theboilers is pumped from the river into storage tanksof about 200,000 gallons aggregate capacity, whichwill be located on a part of ground between thestation and the Pennsylvania Railroad. Hyatt fil-ters, manufactured by the New York Filter Com-pany, will be used for filtering the water before itis used. The location of the station affords excellentfacilities for receiving coal, which may be broughtdirectly to the station by railroad or boat. Twolarge coal pockets of 3,000 tons capacity each willbe built ov
. Electric railway gazette . ler feed wateris supplied by the Passaic River. Water for theboilers is pumped from the river into storage tanksof about 200,000 gallons aggregate capacity, whichwill be located on a part of ground between thestation and the Pennsylvania Railroad. Hyatt fil-ters, manufactured by the New York Filter Com-pany, will be used for filtering the water before itis used. The location of the station affords excellentfacilities for receiving coal, which may be broughtdirectly to the station by railroad or boat. Twolarge coal pockets of 3,000 tons capacity each willbe built over the water tanks, and a complete sys-tem of coal handling apparatus will be providedfor delivering the coal to hoppers directly in frontof the boilers. The steam piping is so arranged that the liabil-ity of accident is reduced to a minimum. Eachbattery of boilers is connected by means of two8-inch pipes with a 20-inch main extendingthrough the center of the room. Steam is takenfrom this main by two 20-inch pipes and passes. Watts-Campbell Engine. NEW POWER STATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED RACTION CO. structed by the Westinghouse Company. Thethird car will be equipped with four motors of 50H. P. each. The motor cars will draw two or threecoaches, as may be required for suburbanervice. It is announced that the line, which is betweensix and seven miles in length, will probably beready for electrical operation by the 1st of that time steam locomotives drawing freighttrains and through passenger trains will run overthe line as usual, as the trolley cars will be em-ployed for local service only. pound engine of smaller-capacity built by the Allis company. The cylinder dimensions of theAllis engine are 16 and 32 inches by 42 inchesstroke. Each of the Watts-Campbell engines willbe directly connected to a Westinghouse multi-polar generator of 800 kilowatts capacity, whilethe smaller engine is connected to a generator ofsame type of 500 kilowatts capacity. The plant will sho
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