. Electric railway journal . ric Ry. Journal End Elevation of Bent with 15 ft. Reaches Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern—Cross-Section of Bal-last Deck Trestle include an additional pole set opposite the one which sup-ports the trolley and transmission lines, to which twostrain guys are attached. These in turn connect to ananchor ear on the trolley and messenger 75 ft. guys from these two poles carry the strains to ordi-nary guy anchors. Other special features in the overhead-line construc-tion embrace the method of supporting the trolley across July 19, 1913. two reinforced-concre
. Electric railway journal . ric Ry. Journal End Elevation of Bent with 15 ft. Reaches Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern—Cross-Section of Bal-last Deck Trestle include an additional pole set opposite the one which sup-ports the trolley and transmission lines, to which twostrain guys are attached. These in turn connect to ananchor ear on the trolley and messenger 75 ft. guys from these two poles carry the strains to ordi-nary guy anchors. Other special features in the overhead-line construc-tion embrace the method of supporting the trolley across July 19, 1913. two reinforced-concrete bridges over the Cedar River. Atthese points tubular steel poles with an 8-in. base are setin 10-in. pipe openings, which were embedded in the con-crete parapet walls when the bridge was constructed. Afterthe trolley pole had been dropped in position it was setplumb and surrounded with a sand cushion. It also wasnecessary to insulate the mast arm from the pole. Abrush or dipped treatment of carbolineum has been ap-. Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern—Standard Way StationLayout plied to all pole butts, gains and ridges, and all cross-armshave been treated by a similar process. WAY-STATION FACILITIES The mileage between important way stations on thisextension made it possible to build a combination pas-senger station, freight station and substation at each standard design includes a building of brick, concreteand steel, 101 ft. in length by 22 ft. in width. The sub-station occupies 30 ft. 6 in. at one end of the building,adjoining which is a 12-ft. ticket office which extendsacross the width of the building. A waiting room 16 width and a freight room 36 ft. 6 in. long occupy theother end of the building. A view of one of these standardstations is shown in an accompanying illustration. Other station facilities include a team track and well-built stock pens and loading chutes. Way-station property,wherever possible, includes a strip of land approximately300 ft.
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