. The Street railway journal . g for such a fluctuating load in order to demonstratethe action of the battery. Railway men will be interested in therailway booster of 100-kw capacity, intended for use in makinga storage battery take the fluctuations of a sub-station or powerstation. A 2000-amp. end-cell switch shows the end-cell methodof voltage regulation. Altogether, there are five types ofstorage battery switchboards, which give the visitor an ex-cellent opportunity to study the practice of this company. Backof the space is an immense map of the United States, 30 ft. x45 ft., indicating the
. The Street railway journal . g for such a fluctuating load in order to demonstratethe action of the battery. Railway men will be interested in therailway booster of 100-kw capacity, intended for use in makinga storage battery take the fluctuations of a sub-station or powerstation. A 2000-amp. end-cell switch shows the end-cell methodof voltage regulation. Altogether, there are five types ofstorage battery switchboards, which give the visitor an ex-cellent opportunity to study the practice of this company. Backof the space is an immense map of the United States, 30 ft. x45 ft., indicating the location of each of the 1700 ElectricStorage Battery Companys installations, the location of eachbeing illuminated by incandescent lamps mounted behind themap, red lamps indicating railway plants, blue lamps centralstation lighting plants, green lamps isolated lighting plants. ,THE EUREKA TEMPERED COPPER WORKSA handsome display of commutators, commutator bars, trol-ley wheels and copper, bronze and brass castings are shown by. EXHIBIT OF LOCKE INSULATORS the Eureka Tempered Copper Works, of Philadelphia, in thenortheast end of the Electricity Building. The company showsa new swivel trolley harp. WINTON MOTOR CARRIAGE COMPANYStreet railway officers, looking up automobiles for the use ofofficers and inspectors, will find that the Winton Motor Car-riage Company, of Cleveland, Ohio,which is catering to this class ofbusiness, has two touring cars andone chassis ready for inspection inthe Transportation Building. UNITED STATES ELECTRIC SIGNALCOMPANY Block signals for electric roadsare exhibited in the ElectricityBuilding by the United StatesElectric Signal Company, of WestNewton, Mass. This signal system,which is the result of a number ofyears careful development and ex-perience in practical use, is one ofthe few block signal systems fortrolley roads that has survivedafter being on the market severalyears. With this system, as thosewho are familiar with it know, an electric car upon
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