. Railway master mechanic [microform] . General View of Planing Mill, Boulton Shops. 120 RAILWAY MASTER MECHANIC April, Fig. 1.—Generator and Exciter, Boulton Snaps. An excellent example of the change from steam to electricdrive is furnished by the Boulton shops of the Richmond,Fredericksburg and Potomac R. R. at Richmond, Va.,familiarly known as the Washington-Richmond Line as itruns from Washington, D. C, to Richmond, Va., and is oneof the fastest lines of communication between the two maintenance of the rolling stock and the manufactureof both freight and passenger cars is
. Railway master mechanic [microform] . General View of Planing Mill, Boulton Shops. 120 RAILWAY MASTER MECHANIC April, Fig. 1.—Generator and Exciter, Boulton Snaps. An excellent example of the change from steam to electricdrive is furnished by the Boulton shops of the Richmond,Fredericksburg and Potomac R. R. at Richmond, Va.,familiarly known as the Washington-Richmond Line as itruns from Washington, D. C, to Richmond, Va., and is oneof the fastest lines of communication between the two maintenance of the rolling stock and the manufactureof both freight and passenger cars is carried on at theseshops. A three-phase, 220 volt, 60-cycle, system of distribu-tion is employed with constant speed induction motors. The original electrification was begun about six years agoby the installation of a 75-kilowatt, belted generator whichwas used only for lighting purposes, and about one year latera 125-kilowatt Westinghouse generator was added to supplypower for the machine shop. This is in use at present andis driven by a Ball engine of 225 horsepower capacity, directconnected to the generator. Upon t
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