. American engineer and railroad journal . THE 42,000-GALLON PLANTS AT (1) STOBO, PA.; (2) NEW CASTLE JUNCTION, PA.; (3) HAZLETON, O.; (4) BOCK POINT, PA., AND (5) GROVETON, 21,000-GALLON PLANTS AT (6) WILLIAMSBUBG, PA. J (7) WHITSETT JUNCTION, PA., AND (8) BUENA VISTA, PA. IEWS OP REPRESENTATIVE INSTALLATIONS OF THE WATER-SOFTENING SYSTEM.—PITTSBURG & LAKE ERIE RAILROAD. March, 1904. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 108 AN EXTENSIVE WATER SOFTENING INSTALLATION. Total Capacity, 348,000 Gals. Per Horm. IIITsnfWill & LAKE ERIE RAILROAD. V. As stated in the first article of this se
. American engineer and railroad journal . THE 42,000-GALLON PLANTS AT (1) STOBO, PA.; (2) NEW CASTLE JUNCTION, PA.; (3) HAZLETON, O.; (4) BOCK POINT, PA., AND (5) GROVETON, 21,000-GALLON PLANTS AT (6) WILLIAMSBUBG, PA. J (7) WHITSETT JUNCTION, PA., AND (8) BUENA VISTA, PA. IEWS OP REPRESENTATIVE INSTALLATIONS OF THE WATER-SOFTENING SYSTEM.—PITTSBURG & LAKE ERIE RAILROAD. March, 1904. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 108 AN EXTENSIVE WATER SOFTENING INSTALLATION. Total Capacity, 348,000 Gals. Per Horm. IIITsnfWill & LAKE ERIE RAILROAD. V. As stated in the first article of this series, ten water-softeningplants were provided for upon the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie, alli>i which are now completed and have been placed in are fortunate in being able to secure photographs of several. no. RECENT VIEW OF THE M KEES BOCKS SOFTENER, SHOWINGPROTECTING HOI sl\i; l,\ PLACE. of the other more important installations, which are herewithpresented. The accompanying views present representative types of theKennicott water-softener which are in use upon this road. Thesofteners here shown are of smaller sizes than the McKeesRocks softener, which was described in the previous article;the capacities embraced in these installations are 21,000 and42,000 gals, per hour. These softeners are located at the impor-tant water supply stations along the road where water Is takenin sufficient quantities to warrant their installation. All of the softeners illustrated in the accompanying engrav- the elevated wooden tanks, of the usual type, have been con-tinued in use, although in several other places steel storagetanks are to be found The different types of storagetanks which are used may be seen by reference to the accom-panying views. In Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 steel tanks will be no-ticed
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