. The Street railway journal . e torn up; in fact, in many places the street has beengraded and the entire pavement relaid with Belgian blockLIntil the viaduct is completed so as to connect the northand south half of the systems, a charge of three tickets for10 cents, virtually a 3-cent fare, is in force on all lines ex-cept the river line. After the viaduct allows of longer lides city. From it is supplied alternating current for lightingand power, and for constant-current series arc lighting anddirect current for a 220-volt three-wire lighting system. A300-kw Westinghouse rotary converter is
. The Street railway journal . e torn up; in fact, in many places the street has beengraded and the entire pavement relaid with Belgian blockLIntil the viaduct is completed so as to connect the northand south half of the systems, a charge of three tickets for10 cents, virtually a 3-cent fare, is in force on all lines ex-cept the river line. After the viaduct allows of longer lides city. From it is supplied alternating current for lightingand power, and for constant-current series arc lighting anddirect current for a 220-volt three-wire lighting system. A300-kw Westinghouse rotary converter is installed as anauxiliary for furnishing railway power. The new mainswitchboard which has recently been installed consists offifteen panels containing the regulating apparatus for thevarious types of service supplied, so that each iskept distinct from the others. The board is of en-tirely fireproof construction, and all instrumentsfor the high-voltage panels are operated by sec-. ondary circuits from series and potential trans-. GRANT PARK LINE and a system of transfers, the fare will be raised to5 cents. The cars and ecjuipment are the best thatcan be purchased, and are run on close headway,everything possible having been done to create friendsfor the new system, ilie liberal patronage of the cars in-dicates that the public ap])reciatcs the excellent servicegiven. Power is rented from the Georgia Electric Light Com-pany, the generating plant having recently been en-larged so as to supply the railway company as well as ageneral increase in the demand for light and power. Rail-way power is taken from 750-kw General Electric railwaygenerator, direct connected to a Mcintosh, Seymour &Company engine, and from several smaller belted central station of the lighting company is a large,handsome, fireproof building, located near the center of the HOWELL STREET AND AUBURN AVENUE formers, making it entirelv safe. All of the are provided with automatic oil-
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