. Electric railway review . s. crease this number to eight, as the completion of other sec-tions of the road indicates the necessity therefor. Connectedwith these are Foster superheaters operating at 200 poundsworking pressure and designed to afford 150 degrees of super-heat. The stack is of steel, 160 feet in height and 13 feet indiameter. The operating equipment of the power house includes ing a span of about 3S feet. The accompanying views fromphotographs will supplement the line drawings as to thegeneral appearance of the power house and its equipment. The substation at Ithan is equipped w
. Electric railway review . s. crease this number to eight, as the completion of other sec-tions of the road indicates the necessity therefor. Connectedwith these are Foster superheaters operating at 200 poundsworking pressure and designed to afford 150 degrees of super-heat. The stack is of steel, 160 feet in height and 13 feet indiameter. The operating equipment of the power house includes ing a span of about 3S feet. The accompanying views fromphotographs will supplement the line drawings as to thegeneral appearance of the power house and its equipment. The substation at Ithan is equipped with two 500-kilowattGeneral Electric rotary converters with transformers forreducing the potential from 19,000 to 435 volts. This build-ing, as shown in one of the engravings, is a very neatlydesigned structure intended to be in keeping with the generalhigh character of the architecture which prevails in thevicinity. It is constructed of buff brick with white enamelwainscoting. In the basement is located a heating plant and. Philadelphia & Western—Exterior of Power House. Philadelphia & Western—Sectional View, Showing Third-RailDetail and Location. two 2,000-kilowatt Curtis turbo-alternator units generating at2,300 volts. These are of the three-phase 25-cycle is also located at the power house a substationequipped with two 500-kilowatt General Electric rotary con-verter units. The transformer equipment at the main stationprovides for stepping down to 435 volts for the rotary con-verters, and stepping up to 19,000 volts, which is the presenttransmission potential. It is the ultimate intention to raisethis transmission potential to 23,000 volts. The exciters are the station is also provided with a 10-ton traveling cranefurnished by Maris Brothers, Philadelphia. Transmission Line. The transmission line is constructed in an especially sub-stantial manner. The poles are set 7 feet in the groundafter being thoroughly tarred for a distance of 8 feet fromthe lower end, a
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