. The Street railway journal . THE ARDMORE TERMINAL crusher and screen, andpasses out through a chutein the bottom of the build-ing, directly into the con-struction cars. The plantis capable of producing300 tons of broken stone,between the size of >)4 lyj ins. in tenhours. Apropos of the econ-omy effected by an elec-tric railway company inmaintaining its ownquarry and crushing plant,the management of thePhiladelphia & WestChester Traction Com-pany is satisfied that if a 330 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXVIIL No. 9. company requires crushed stone in large amounts, there willbe a sav
. The Street railway journal . THE ARDMORE TERMINAL crusher and screen, andpasses out through a chutein the bottom of the build-ing, directly into the con-struction cars. The plantis capable of producing300 tons of broken stone,between the size of >)4 lyj ins. in tenhours. Apropos of the econ-omy effected by an elec-tric railway company inmaintaining its ownquarry and crushing plant,the management of thePhiladelphia & WestChester Traction Com-pany is satisfied that if a 330 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXVIIL No. 9. company requires crushed stone in large amounts, there willbe a saving in building its own crushers if it can obtain asuitable quarry conveniently located. The management has kept careful records relative to thismatter, and the following statistics are sul:)mitted as showingthe saving achieved by having its own plant. These records. REAR ELEVATION OF A TYPICAL WAY street STATION will be of interest to any interurban road that may be con-fronted with this problem. COMPARATIVE COSTS OF CRUSHING AND BUYING B.\LLAST Average Cost of Crushing Stone at Castle Rock for Months of March, April and May, 06 3,730 yds. stone quarried and delivered at crusher at $4, . 708 Labor for running crusher Power—29,560 kw-hours, at $0,01 Grease and oil 134 64 Repairs to crusher (including swing jaws and toggles) Total cost for crushing 4,438 yds. ballast $6, Cost of crusliing ballast per yard Cost of buying ballast per yd., delivered in stone bins at Llanerch WAY STATIONSThe company is erecting attractive andsubstantial way stations at all importantpoints along its line. The typical layoutof these stations is shown on pages 328to 330. The structures are built of stonewith slate roofs, and are ornamental indesign. THE ARDMORE TERMINAL Ardmore is an aristocratic resi
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