. The Street railway journal . ompany, and under the immediate supervision of ForemanOscar D. Emery. The work is of such excellent characterthroughout as to attract the attention of even casual observers,and among experienced linemen it is conceded to be equal to ifnot superior in its substantial character and artistic appearanceto any other line in the country. TROLLEY VOLTAGEWithin the limits of the city of Indianapolis, a distance ofapproximately 3 miles, the cars will be run over already exist-ing lines, and will be operated by direct current at 550 the limits of the city of R
. The Street railway journal . ompany, and under the immediate supervision of ForemanOscar D. Emery. The work is of such excellent characterthroughout as to attract the attention of even casual observers,and among experienced linemen it is conceded to be equal to ifnot superior in its substantial character and artistic appearanceto any other line in the country. TROLLEY VOLTAGEWithin the limits of the city of Indianapolis, a distance ofapproximately 3 miles, the cars will be run over already exist-ing lines, and will be operated by direct current at 550 the limits of the city of Rushville, they will be operatedby alternating current at the same potential; on interveningsections the trolley will be fed by alternating current at 3300volts, 25 cycles per second, single-phase. Thus the first single-phase railway exemplifies the possibility of operating the sameequipment from both direct and alternating-current lines, andillustrates the voltage flexbility of the system, one of its mostadvantageous VIEW ILLUSTRATING THE CATENARY SUSPENSION ADOPTED ON THE INDIANAPOLIS& CINCINNATI SINGLE-PHASE LINE The power station from which it is intended to operate theentire road is located at Rushville. From this plant 33,000-volttransmission circuits are run to the points of transformationand there reduced to 3300 volts before connection to the trolley. TRANSFORMER STATIONSAs has been stated, the road is divided into sections of 10miles and 12 miles, each of which is supplied with current froma transformer station. Three such stations have been erected February 18, 1905.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 303 between Indianapolis and Rushville by Pulse & Porter, con-tractors of Greensburg, Ind. The transformer houses are verysmall, measuring but 21 ft. x 23 ft., but are carefully and sub-stantially built. The foundations are of concrete; the walls areof brick laid in cement mortar, and the floors for both the firstand second stories are of concrete upon steel beams. The
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