. Electric railway journal . ual electrical feature of these substations is that alldirect current, both positive and negative, passes from thetrolley feeder on the pole line into the substation by wayof a manhole and underground conduit. The manhole islocated near the main-line pole in front of the substation,and the circuits from this point to the feeder are carriedup the pole in conduit. After a little more experience withthis type of underground feeder connection, the companyintends to install lightning arresters in the manhole sothat discharges will be dissipated before they reach th
. Electric railway journal . ual electrical feature of these substations is that alldirect current, both positive and negative, passes from thetrolley feeder on the pole line into the substation by wayof a manhole and underground conduit. The manhole islocated near the main-line pole in front of the substation,and the circuits from this point to the feeder are carriedup the pole in conduit. After a little more experience withthis type of underground feeder connection, the companyintends to install lightning arresters in the manhole sothat discharges will be dissipated before they reach thestation building. The circuits are installed in conduitthroughout the building and all lights are fed from thelew-tension side of the transformers. The train-ordersemaphores are lighted electrically as they are connectedwith the station lighting. A pilot light in the signal-lampcircuit installed in the station advises the attendant whenthe semaphore lamp is not burning. At erch joint station the regular force consists of an. Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern—Line Construction andDetail of La Porte Station agent and a helper. By apportioning the hours betweenthese two and requiring the train crews to assist in loadingand unloading freight and express, no difficulty is ex-perienced in handling the necessary work. The Waterloo-La Porte City section, including a 3-mile extension to the belt line, has been in operation sinceearly in January. Judging from the progress already madeon the La Porte City-Urbana section, the entire extension should be in operation before the end of this summer. Atthe present time the regular package-express schedule iscomposed of two trains each way daily, and an hourlyschedule is maintained for the passenger traffic. Freightand express traffic have developed rapidly.
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