. Electric railway journal . or the year. Ifmomentary peaks were the basis of measurement theChicago railways would have to pay for about 12 percent greater maximum demand. The yearly load factorof the Chicago railways is from 38 to 40 per cent. G. H. Atkin, Electric Storage Battery Company, calledattention to the large storage battery which the ChicagoCity Railway has installed in its Plymouth Place sub-station. This battery makes the maximum demand bythat company 2500 kw less than what it would be ifthere were no battery. It was stated that this reductionbrings about a yearly saving of $37,5
. Electric railway journal . or the year. Ifmomentary peaks were the basis of measurement theChicago railways would have to pay for about 12 percent greater maximum demand. The yearly load factorof the Chicago railways is from 38 to 40 per cent. G. H. Atkin, Electric Storage Battery Company, calledattention to the large storage battery which the ChicagoCity Railway has installed in its Plymouth Place sub-station. This battery makes the maximum demand bythat company 2500 kw less than what it would be ifthere were no battery. It was stated that this reductionbrings about a yearly saving of $37,500 to the railwaycompany in the purchase of power from the Common-wealth Edison Company. NEW STEEL CAR OF UNITED RAILWAYS COMPANYOF ST. LOUIS A steel passenger car of considerable interest has jusibeen built at the shops of the United Railways Company,of St. Louis. This car is designed for the pay-as-you-entermethod of fare collection, and includes improvements madeafter the successful operation of composite cars of the same. St. Louis Steel Car—Front End, Showing Fuse-Box onVestibule Corner Post general type during the past year. The use of steel forthe entire main structure below the window rail has servedto reduce the body weight of this car by 1000 lb. belowthat of the cars of the earlier design. This gain in weighthas been brought about by the omission of side-wall liningand sheathing. The thin side-wall construction also has madepossible an increase in the effective interior width of thebody by 8 in. with the same outside width over all. Other
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