. The street railway review . ntONT if ALTERNATING CURRENT SWITCHBOARD. anced if necessary. The front and rear of alternating current switch-board are illustrated herewith. station lighting is accomplished by 30 incandescent lamps,arranged one at each side of each window at intervals along thecenter wall. These lamps may be supplied with current either fromthe exciter switchboard or from the 112-volt alternating current,lighting bus-bars direct. In addition to these incandescent lamps,there are seven arc lamps hung on brackets, These lamps are fur-nished with alternating current a
. The street railway review . ntONT if ALTERNATING CURRENT SWITCHBOARD. anced if necessary. The front and rear of alternating current switch-board are illustrated herewith. station lighting is accomplished by 30 incandescent lamps,arranged one at each side of each window at intervals along thecenter wall. These lamps may be supplied with current either fromthe exciter switchboard or from the 112-volt alternating current,lighting bus-bars direct. In addition to these incandescent lamps,there are seven arc lamps hung on brackets, These lamps are fur-nished with alternating current at iij volts from the lighting bus-. fUf I Kf NAT inc. URRENT BWITl III- \ki>. .- . mounted on a glazed panel built in the vail of tin- engine room, direct! 1 dooi with ti oid on whirl) are carried the clock and re- ing gages. building which is shown herewitl gned with special the local and climatic condil The roof, crane run-way. coal bunker, are supported by acomplete steel framework, designed 10 carry the entire weights, irre-spective of support from the brick work. The engine room is 38 by no ft. long, and the boiler room 45 ft. by 116 ft. insidedimensions flu boiler and engine rooms are separated by a fire III . mi If ■■ REAR Hi- DIRECT CURRENT SWITCHBOARD. v\all extending from the basement Boor to the lop of monitor. A 15ton hand traveling crane is installed in the engine loom The building is built of Elgin, Texas, brick throughout, the firsto It ^ in. being of red brick laid in cement mortar, consisting of onepari \lla- Portland cement to three pails of sharp San Jacinto
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