. The Street railway journal . ENGINE-ROOM VIEW, WITH EXCITER AND ROTARY CON-VERTER IN THE FOREGROUND WATER-COOLED, OIL-INSULATED TRANSFORM-ERS AND OIL SWITCHES IN POWER STATION several manufacturing establishments with current, and a sec-ond rotary may be installed there. The sub-station buildingsare built of concrete block, and two of them contain waitingrooms and freight-handling facilities. the river, but the balance is fairly straight. The maximumcurvature is 14 degs. and the maximum grade 2 per cent. Thereis a ruling grade of 1 ft. in 100 ft. and an average grade of .3per cent. The track
. The Street railway journal . ENGINE-ROOM VIEW, WITH EXCITER AND ROTARY CON-VERTER IN THE FOREGROUND WATER-COOLED, OIL-INSULATED TRANSFORM-ERS AND OIL SWITCHES IN POWER STATION several manufacturing establishments with current, and a sec-ond rotary may be installed there. The sub-station buildingsare built of concrete block, and two of them contain waitingrooms and freight-handling facilities. the river, but the balance is fairly straight. The maximumcurvature is 14 degs. and the maximum grade 2 per cent. Thereis a ruling grade of 1 ft. in 100 ft. and an average grade of .3per cent. The track is 70-lb. T-rail, joined by four-bolt angle 1136 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXVI. No. 27. bars with Ohio Brass Companys soldered bonds. The ballast-ing is rather out of the ordinary, advantage being taken of thelimestone quarries in this district. Nine inches of broken stoneis used under the ties, and it is then filled even with the topsof the ties and around the ends with limestone screenings, afine grain material which,
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