. Electric railway review . e switch is thrown for the siding it assumes a horizontal posi-tion. Standard switch lamps are mounted above the type of switchstand gives a positive signal for whichthe motorman must always look, rather than offering a signal 8M ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW Vol. XVIII, No. 22. of varying form or color. The special track work, including theswitchstands and railroad crossings, was supplied by theBuda Foundry & Manufacturing Company. Overhead Construction. Power for the operation of the cars over the 41 miles ofthe new line is fed direct from the power house at
. Electric railway review . e switch is thrown for the siding it assumes a horizontal posi-tion. Standard switch lamps are mounted above the type of switchstand gives a positive signal for whichthe motorman must always look, rather than offering a signal 8M ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW Vol. XVIII, No. 22. of varying form or color. The special track work, including theswitchstands and railroad crossings, was supplied by theBuda Foundry & Manufacturing Company. Overhead Construction. Power for the operation of the cars over the 41 miles ofthe new line is fed direct from the power house at Scottsburg, No. OQOO grooved trolley is supported on Richmond flexiblebrackets fastened to 30-foot poles placed 90 feet apart ontangents. On curves sjian construction is used with the polesplaced 60 feet apart. Inasmuch as the potential carried istwice as high as that ordinarily used special insulation wasneeded. This requirement was fulfilled with the Ohio BrassCompanys No. 5626 special type N galvanized straight-line. Indianapolis & Louisville 1,200-Volt Railway—Type of Combination Passenger Car. about the center of the route. The feeding pressure at thepower station is 1,200 volts between the single No. 0000grooved trolley and the rails. The satisfactory operation ofthe road during the past month has shown that on the score hanger having a %-inch stud. A 2-inch Premier strain in-sulator is bolted on each side of the hanger to connect withthe steel strand supporting cable. The trolley wire is supplemented by direct-current feeders^
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