. Electric railway review . eight panels ofgray marble and is equipped with a Tirrell regulator, knifeswitches, ammeters, voltmeters and the equipment neces-sary for controlling the output of the station. A completegravity oiling system has been installed in the engineroom. The transformer and high-tension switch room occupiesthe east end of the building. It has a floor area 17x47 novel feature of this room is the fire and water proof pitprovided for the transformers. This is 10 feet deep and isdesigned for protection of the rest of the building from firein case the oil-cooled transform
. Electric railway review . eight panels ofgray marble and is equipped with a Tirrell regulator, knifeswitches, ammeters, voltmeters and the equipment neces-sary for controlling the output of the station. A completegravity oiling system has been installed in the engineroom. The transformer and high-tension switch room occupiesthe east end of the building. It has a floor area 17x47 novel feature of this room is the fire and water proof pitprovided for the transformers. This is 10 feet deep and isdesigned for protection of the rest of the building from firein case the oil-cooled transformers should burn. The pitalso aids in keeping down the temperature of the trans-formers during warm weather. The floor and side wallsof the pit are built of concrete. The equipment consists ofthree 300-kilowatt, 410-33,000-volt, transformers. Conduitslaid under the m^in floor connect the engine and transformerrooms. Above and to the rear of the transformer pit, on alevel with the engine-room floor, the high-tension switches. Main Power Station. and low-equivalent lightning arresters are located. In leav-ing the transformers the high voltage lines are. carriedthrough the north wall of the building through wall insulatorsand are led direct to the main high-tension line whichfollows the companys right of way to the substation atAlbany, a distance of IS miles to the The substation ; at Albany occupies a groundarea 75 by 52 feet. It Is built of brick with cement cor-nices, window sills and cement coping. The building isartistic in design and provides commodious waiting rooms,offices, freight storage space and a large transformer care was given to the general arrangement of thebuilding. The waiting room and offices, which occupy the frontpart of the building, have a floor area 25 by 46 feet. Thewoodwork of these rooms is finished in a dark green color,the walls are calcimined in the same tint, and the ceilingcovered with paper of a lighter shade whi
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