. The Street railway journal . MILWAUKEE METHOD FOR STRINGING TROLLEY WIRE at each span. In addition, both the messenger supporting at a reasonable cost, several special jigs, dies and machines the trolley and the trolley are held in position by bridles were devised and built in the companys shops,back-guyed to a messenger. On curves with the poles on the outside this messenger is strung between poles. Where POWER-DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM the poles are on the inside, the pipe brackets extend out Power for the new extensions is furnished by an alternat-. DUMPING A GRAVEL TRAIN, SHOWING HOW THE SIDE
. The Street railway journal . MILWAUKEE METHOD FOR STRINGING TROLLEY WIRE at each span. In addition, both the messenger supporting at a reasonable cost, several special jigs, dies and machines the trolley and the trolley are held in position by bridles were devised and built in the companys shops,back-guyed to a messenger. On curves with the poles on the outside this messenger is strung between poles. Where POWER-DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM the poles are on the inside, the pipe brackets extend out Power for the new extensions is furnished by an alternat-. DUMPING A GRAVEL TRAIN, SHOWING HOW THE SIDE DOORS SWING OPEN about 6 ft. beyond the trolley and the messenger, to whichthe bridles are attached, is supported on insulators nearthe end of the brackets. The suspending ears and hooksare of peculiar design. The ears, some of which are of brassand some of wrought iron, are made in two parts, which, ing current obtained from the Commerce Street plant of thecompany in Milwaukee. From this station two three-phasecables, each of 100,000 circ. mils, are carried undergroundto the city limits. Here they are brought up through light-ning-arrester houses to a pole line and are carried into a 162 STREET RAILWAY POURNAL. [Vol. XXX. No. 5. rotary converter sub-station at West Allis, which, in addi- volt lines, which are of No. 2 copper, are carried .on inde-tion to this apparatus, contains step-up transformers. The pendent .pole lines, which follow the right of way, exceptcurrent is stepped-up from 13,200 volts, three-phase, to 33,- through towns, wh
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