. The street railway review . The selected route was never adapted for cable ments of electric traction. October 5th, the entire roadwas in operation. Since that time the management havefurther contracted with the Thomson-Houston ElectricCompany for a multipolar type generator of 360-horse-power, and fifteen additional motor car equipments, eachconsisting of two 15-horse-power single reduction road has a large number of verj- sharp curves,some of them of only 30 feet radius. A special roll, 5-inchgirder rail is used, fitted on steel chairs, spiked to white. INTERIOR OF POWER STATION
. The street railway review . The selected route was never adapted for cable ments of electric traction. October 5th, the entire roadwas in operation. Since that time the management havefurther contracted with the Thomson-Houston ElectricCompany for a multipolar type generator of 360-horse-power, and fifteen additional motor car equipments, eachconsisting of two 15-horse-power single reduction road has a large number of verj- sharp curves,some of them of only 30 feet radius. A special roll, 5-inchgirder rail is used, fitted on steel chairs, spiked to white. INTERIOR OF POWER STATION.— ST. AND SUBURBAN ELECTRIC construction, having some forty curves, and, moreover,was wretchedlv constructed. After investigating the various methods of propulsionand selecting the electric S3-stem, the management of thecompany contracted with the Thomson-Houston ElectricCompany, on May 14th, 1891, for the entire equipmentof the road, consisting of 45 motor cars, each equippedwith two 15-horse-power single reduction motors, 45 trailcars and ten loo-horse-power generators, besides theoverhead construction (cross-suspension method) for theentire length of the road. On July 18th, work was commenced on the over-head line, power-house, and in changing the cable andnarrow gauge steam track to conform to the require- oak ties, and through the business portion of the city thetrack is paved. On that portion of the road originallyoperated b} steam locomotives, the track consists of 45 lb,T rails laid on white oak ties, and being well ballastedmakes a
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