. Electric railway journal . fects, good efficiency and satisfactory dis-tribution of light. Center-deck lighting was found to com-pare favorably with side-deck illumination. For directlighting, units should not be spaced more than 6 ft. color of head-linings had no appreciable effect on the-useful illumination produced by direct units. The illumina-tion values obtained showed the desirability of using lampsof higher lumen output. Arthur J. Sweet, Milwaukee, said that head-linings shouldhave a light color in order to reduce the contrast with thelamps. Fifteen-watt lamps had been foun
. Electric railway journal . fects, good efficiency and satisfactory dis-tribution of light. Center-deck lighting was found to com-pare favorably with side-deck illumination. For directlighting, units should not be spaced more than 6 ft. color of head-linings had no appreciable effect on the-useful illumination produced by direct units. The illumina-tion values obtained showed the desirability of using lampsof higher lumen output. Arthur J. Sweet, Milwaukee, said that head-linings shouldhave a light color in order to reduce the contrast with thelamps. Fifteen-watt lamps had been found inadequate forproper illumination, and 600-lumen lamps were better. November i, ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 9«3 NEW CATENARY CONSTRUCTION ON CUT-OFF OFNORTHERN OHIO & TRACTION LIGHT COMPANY The Northern Ohio Traction & Light Company has re-cently opened for service a portion of the proposed double-track interurban line between Akron and Cleveland. Thiscut-off leaves the old line at Chittenden and is built on a. Steel Catenary Bridge Being Erected in One Piece private right-of-way for a distance of 7^ miles until itrejoins the old line at Fells. This leaves only 5 miles ofsingle-track line between Cleveland and Akron. The rails are 80-lb. A. S. C. E. on wooden ties. Cinderswere used for ballast throughout. The maximum curve is1 deg., and the maximum grade is one-half of 1 per waterways are cared for by concrete culverts exceptthat ingot iron pipes are used where the drainage areasare small. Way stations, 8 ft. x 10 ft., were built at eachhighway crossing. These stations are mounted on a con-crete platform 15 ft. x 18 ft. The walls are of cementplaster on Trussit metal lath, and the roofs are coveredwith Spanish tile. The catenary trolley system was adopted for this cut-offand will replace the poles on the rest of the line as fast asthey require replacing. The overhead structure is sup-ported on steel bridges placed 300 ft. apart. Two 500,000-
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