. Electric railway journal . s there can be nodoubt but that in a very short time the freight revenuewill exceed the passenger revenue. Substations and Rolling Stock To assure reliability of service substations have beensupplied at Granger, Bringhurst, Lindon and Spring-ville, each equipped with 250-kw., 60-cycle, three-phase,750-volt rotary converters connected two in series. Ineach substation one spare unit was installed and thebuildings at Granger and Springville were arranged toaccommodate two extra units. Catenary line construc-tion was used. The rolling stock of the company now consists
. Electric railway journal . s there can be nodoubt but that in a very short time the freight revenuewill exceed the passenger revenue. Substations and Rolling Stock To assure reliability of service substations have beensupplied at Granger, Bringhurst, Lindon and Spring-ville, each equipped with 250-kw., 60-cycle, three-phase,750-volt rotary converters connected two in series. Ineach substation one spare unit was installed and thebuildings at Granger and Springville were arranged toaccommodate two extra units. Catenary line construc-tion was used. The rolling stock of the company now consists of nineall-steel, high-speed Niles passenger cars, two expresscars, one work car and five trailers. All motor carshave quadruple motor equipments and HL control, ar-ranged for 750/1500-volt service. For local work inProvo, four single-truck cars with double equipmentsand hand control are used. In order to take care of therapidly growing freight business, the company now hason order a 50-ton locomotive arranged for full speed. SALT LAKE & UTAH RAILROAD—OVERHEAD CONSTRUCTION AT SUMMIT OP PER CENT GRADE, PAYSON; PAYSON FREIGHT AND PASSENGER STATION, SHOWING MOTOR CAR AND FLAT CAR TRAILER line, one of the two above referred to, will branch offat Thirty-first Street and University Parkway and op-erate through Guilford, terminating at Bedford Square,St. Paul Street extended and Charles Street balance of the service on St. Paul Street will termi-nate at Thirty-first Street and York Road, Waverly, asat present. The new service will give through cars be-tween Bedford Square and Baltimore Street on an eight-minute schedule in the rush hours, and Guilford willhave not only complete electric car service, but will alsobe served by two motor bus lines. It is expected thatthe construction will be sufficiently advanced to com-mence operation over the extension about Aug. 1. Salt Lake & Utah Railroad Extension Line to Payson Taps Fertile Region—Freight Reve-nues Expected to B
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