. The Street railway journal . STORAGE BATTERY BOOSTER ALTERNATING CURRENT AND RAILWAY SWITCHBOARD station described and illustrated herewith is owned and operatedby the combined gas, electric light, and street railway interests ofthe town of Peekskill, situated on the Hudson River, about 41 milesfrom New York city. Temporarily, or until the increased demandfor electric current necessitates a change, there will be used in thenew plant a part of the equipment of the companys old station,. which was located on the hillside, near the center of the town, andto which it was very expensive to haul c
. The Street railway journal . STORAGE BATTERY BOOSTER ALTERNATING CURRENT AND RAILWAY SWITCHBOARD station described and illustrated herewith is owned and operatedby the combined gas, electric light, and street railway interests ofthe town of Peekskill, situated on the Hudson River, about 41 milesfrom New York city. Temporarily, or until the increased demandfor electric current necessitates a change, there will be used in thenew plant a part of the equipment of the companys old station,. which was located on the hillside, near the center of the town, andto which it was very expensive to haul coal for fuel, the cost of were boxed or notched over the caps and spliced by heavilybolted ship joints. The equipment of the boiler room, which is 44 ft. x gST/2 ft. insize, consists at present of four 6-ft. x 18-ft. Bigelow return tubu-lar boilers, each of 150 hp and built to carry 150 lbs. pressure. Pro-vision has been made for the future addition of two more boilers ofthe same size. The boilers are fitted with Roney mechani
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