. Electric railway journal . ly in the largeareas in the West which are very dry for a great partof the year, in obtaining water at all. Many railroadsin all parts of the country are obliged to spend largeamounts of money annually for maintaining water soft-ening plants, while pumping stations, track tanks andstorage reservoirs are common to all railroads. All ofthese may be eliminated when electricity is substitutedfor steam. As the manufacture and distribution of electricity forrailroad use grows large power stations can be concen-trated at points where coal may be conveniently andeconomical
. Electric railway journal . ly in the largeareas in the West which are very dry for a great partof the year, in obtaining water at all. Many railroadsin all parts of the country are obliged to spend largeamounts of money annually for maintaining water soft-ening plants, while pumping stations, track tanks andstorage reservoirs are common to all railroads. All ofthese may be eliminated when electricity is substitutedfor steam. As the manufacture and distribution of electricity forrailroad use grows large power stations can be concen-trated at points where coal may be conveniently andeconomically handled and used without disagreeablesmoke and great quantities of water power which areat present going to waste can be economically exploitedto haul trains. There have been developed within recent years largeand economical generating units which will increasecoal-saving possibilities materially, especially with loadsmade possible by combination of the railroad with in-dustrial and lighting service. This combination will. Best of all, an ugly gash has been transformed into a boulevard 120 ft. broad and 2 miles long, with cross streets, allrestored to public use. Property values formerly depreciated by the smoke and noise of steam, operation have enormouslyincreased. Locations formerly shunned are today most sought after for residences, churches and apartment houses. 1190 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 55, No. 24 increase economy of production and, by allowing therailroad transmission system to serve also as a com-mercial feeder, will make available at outlying pointspower which would not otherwise be economical. Theuse of such power when not required for other purposesis nearly unlimited. Electrical energy may be readilytransformed into light, heat and power, and in theseaspects can serve many of the necessities of modern is entirely feasible to use oif-peak power forrefrigeration, for instance; a large amount of perishablefruits and vegetables which are now wasted,
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