. The Street railway journal . and is connected directly to the boiler flues without themedium of an economizer. The station floor is some 30 the level of the highway on which the track runs, and alarge coal pocket is being built just south of the building, andat the side of the roadway. This is bounded by a solid masonrywall, and when it is completed a narrow-gage track and coal carwill probably be installed to connect the pocket directly withthe boiler room. It will then be a simple matter for coal carsto discharge their product directly over the embankment intothe pocket. Inside, t
. The Street railway journal . and is connected directly to the boiler flues without themedium of an economizer. The station floor is some 30 the level of the highway on which the track runs, and alarge coal pocket is being built just south of the building, andat the side of the roadway. This is bounded by a solid masonrywall, and when it is completed a narrow-gage track and coal carwill probably be installed to connect the pocket directly withthe boiler room. It will then be a simple matter for coal carsto discharge their product directly over the embankment intothe pocket. Inside, the building is divided into an engine and aboiler room, separated by a brick partition wall. The roof issupported by heavy wooden trusses. The boiler room is located next to the railway embankment,and contains two 100-hp boilers, furnished by the StewartBoiler Works, of Worcester, each 6 ft. in diameter by 20 There is room for an additional boiler of the samecapacity. The boiler room also contains two American exhaust.
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