. The street railway review . side-track, which extends the length ofthe building and between itand the river, and the coalis shovelled directly fromthe cars through windowsinto the boiler-room. Thestack is one of the most The car house has a street frontage of 190 ft., and ex-tends to the river, a distance of 195 ft.; is one of the bestlighted in the country, by windows on three sides andnumerous sky-lights, and at night by 4 arc and no incan-descent lights. Reference to the accompanying sketchwill show division of room, which has been made with aview to convenience and economy of time in han
. The street railway review . side-track, which extends the length ofthe building and between itand the river, and the coalis shovelled directly fromthe cars through windowsinto the boiler-room. Thestack is one of the most The car house has a street frontage of 190 ft., and ex-tends to the river, a distance of 195 ft.; is one of the bestlighted in the country, by windows on three sides andnumerous sky-lights, and at night by 4 arc and no incan-descent lights. Reference to the accompanying sketchwill show division of room, which has been made with aview to convenience and economy of time in handlingcars. Ten tracks each 125 ft. long extend from thetransfer track to the end of the building. Each track isprovided \\ith a pit five feet deep, reached by easy steps,lighted by powerful incandescent lamps, andlong enough to permit of working on twocars at once. Communication is also estab-lished between each pit, leaving little to bedesired in this direction. Of course, cars areshifted in the house by one of the Hathaway. FRONT VIEW OF POWER AND CAR HOUSE. shapely in the West: it is octagonal in shape, 155 feet inheight, contains 358,000 brick, is lined with fire-brick fora distance of 60 feet. The flue is of a uniform diameterof 92 inches. The stack is surmounted bj- an iron capweighing three tons, from which springs an iron flag-staff25 feet high. The power is derived from two 250-horse powerstraight line engines, built by Samuel L. Moore & engine is more than sufficient at present to do thework, the other being held in reserve. The enginemakes 200 strokes per minutes and drives two 80,000watt Edison dynamos which supply the current. The boilers are the well-known Babcock & Wilcoxtubular, two in number and of 250-horse power each. Thesteam water entering the boilers passes through a purifierfurnished byStilwell & Baj-ers, Dayton, O., and the steamfitting, which is very complete, by Crane Bros., Chicago. transfer tables, which is operated by a 5-horse powerEdison
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