. The Street railway journal . tat 625 volts. Ultimately there will be eight of these sub-stations locatedat advantageous points over the Long Island system. For thepresent, however, but five of the sub-stations will be equipped,these to serve the mileage of the divisions now in process of In addition to the five permanent sub-stations, an interestingfeature will be two portable sub-stations mounted on cars, anddesigned to be shifted to various parts of the system as loadconditions may require. Each of the portable outfits will con-sist of a 1000-kw rotary converter, with all the step-down tra
. The Street railway journal . tat 625 volts. Ultimately there will be eight of these sub-stations locatedat advantageous points over the Long Island system. For thepresent, however, but five of the sub-stations will be equipped,these to serve the mileage of the divisions now in process of In addition to the five permanent sub-stations, an interestingfeature will be two portable sub-stations mounted on cars, anddesigned to be shifted to various parts of the system as loadconditions may require. Each of the portable outfits will con-sist of a 1000-kw rotary converter, with all the step-down trans-formers, oil switches, switchboard, etc., necessary to make upa sub-station complete in every detail, all compactly mountedon a car of regulation dimensions. These movable equipmentswill find their particular application during the horse racingseason, when racing interest shifts at frequent intervals to theseveral race tracks scattered over Long Island. The heavyshifting: loads created by these race tracks introduce serious.
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