. The street railway review . s. This is also a double track roadand is being equipped with a double overhead trolley sys-tem, which was made necessary by the companys charter,which prohibits the use of a ground circuit. The new exten-sion is being laid with 85-lb. T-rail of the American Societyof Civil Engineers section, on cross ties with stone The power house, which is now undergoing a completechange, will contain two Allis tandem compound condens-ing engines, 22 and 42 x 42 in., running at a speed of 90r. p. m., and rated at 750 h. p. each. These engines will bedirect connected t
. The street railway review . s. This is also a double track roadand is being equipped with a double overhead trolley sys-tem, which was made necessary by the companys charter,which prohibits the use of a ground circuit. The new exten-sion is being laid with 85-lb. T-rail of the American Societyof Civil Engineers section, on cross ties with stone The power house, which is now undergoing a completechange, will contain two Allis tandem compound condens-ing engines, 22 and 42 x 42 in., running at a speed of 90r. p. m., and rated at 750 h. p. each. These engines will bedirect connected to two 525-kw. lo-pole General Electricgenerators. Two Worthington jet condensers will be usedin this plant and six water tube boilers are being in-stalled in three batteries of two boilers each. The Q. & system will be used in this station. The underground system of this company, and in fact,all the city lines, is in all essential points identical with thaiof the Metropolitan. In changing from the overhead to the. FIG. 15-INSUL,AT0R AND RAILS. underground system the company has procured a new de-vice which will avoid all delay at this point. The device isa kind of automatic plow carriage which is fixed under thecar. When the end of the overhead line is reached the over-head trolley is pulled down and the carriage automaticallypicks up an underground plow placed in the slot, withoutmaking any stop. The company has in all 52 cars for both lines. The newopen cars for the suburban line, which have just been re-ceived, were built by the American Car Co., and are being June 15, 1899.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 371 niountcd on Brill double trucks. They arc 42 ft. long overall and scat 44 passengers. They arc built with leather crossseats and have a center aisle with twin doors. The cars arcIniilt without side steps and brass rails are fixed along thesides to compel the use of the ()latf(jrnis for entering andleaving the cars. These cars arc each equipped witii fourG. E. 1,000 mo
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