. The Street railway journal . ter-tubeboilers, each rated at 300 hp, and designed for a steampressure of 160 lbs. per square inch. Additional space is Jaxuarv 4- STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. provided in the power house for anotncr engine and fortwo water-tube boilers of the same rating as the present the engines are working non-condensing, asin tlie first place some uncertainty was felt as to whetheran ample supply of water would be available. Now, how-ever, an excellent water supply has been obtained by theconstruction of an artificial lake, and it is probable that acondenser plan
. The Street railway journal . ter-tubeboilers, each rated at 300 hp, and designed for a steampressure of 160 lbs. per square inch. Additional space is Jaxuarv 4- STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. provided in the power house for anotncr engine and fortwo water-tube boilers of the same rating as the present the engines are working non-condensing, asin tlie first place some uncertainty was felt as to whetheran ample supply of water would be available. Now, how-ever, an excellent water supply has been obtained by theconstruction of an artificial lake, and it is probable that acondenser plant will be installed. of the building. Arched openings connect this pit to theboiler room. In this manner the coal is taken direct fromthe pit to the boilers. The i)it is filled with coal fromabove, rails being laid along its length and supported bycross I-beams only, so that the hopper-car can dischargedirect to the pit. The plan of the power house gives a good conception ofthe general layout, while the accompanying half-tones. TWO-CAR TRAIN ON INDIANAPOLIS & LOUISVILLE LINE The chief items in the electrical equipment are fourGeneral Electric M. P. 8-300-120-600-volts, compoundwound generators. Two of these units are mounted on theextended shaft of each engine and have their armaturesin series to give 1200 volts. The fields are also connectedin series on the grounded side. The switchboard consists of six panels, all of which,together with the instruments, were supplied by the Gen- show, respectively, the general exterior appearance of theIniilding and the interior of the boiler room. The powerhouse has two steel stacks, each 125 ft. high. A third willbe added when the additional equipment is installed. CAR HOUSE The car house is also at Scottsburg. It is a red brickbuilding and has more than sufficient capacity to hold the
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