. The Street railway journal . e engine room 60 100 ft. The building is of brick with stone foundationsand slate roof, and a brick chimney 120 ft. high is aprominent feature. There are eight return tubular boilers, 62 in. x 14 ft,,with mechanical stokers. A condenser is used, and thesteam piping is covered with mineral wool. The engine plant consists of three Wheelock tandemcompound condensing engines, of 260 H. P. each, builtat Gait, Ontario, and one Corliss tandem compound con-densing engine of the same size, built at Toronto. Theseare belted direct to four Westinghouse 250 H. P. multi-
. The Street railway journal . e engine room 60 100 ft. The building is of brick with stone foundationsand slate roof, and a brick chimney 120 ft. high is aprominent feature. There are eight return tubular boilers, 62 in. x 14 ft,,with mechanical stokers. A condenser is used, and thesteam piping is covered with mineral wool. The engine plant consists of three Wheelock tandemcompound condensing engines, of 260 H. P. each, builtat Gait, Ontario, and one Corliss tandem compound con-densing engine of the same size, built at Toronto. Theseare belted direct to four Westinghouse 250 H. P. multi-polar generators, and the entire plant runs with excep-tional quietness and smoothness. Only one engine and dynamo are run on light days,two on usual days and two are held in reserve. Theswitchboard stands 4 ft. from the wall and is finished inmahogany. Westinghouse appliances are used through-out. Whenever a circuit breaker drops an electric gongrings until it is reset. The station force consists of two engineers, two firemen. INTERIOR OF POWER STAT ION—HAMILTON STREET RAILWAY. and one laborer. The station is in operatitm for eigliteenhours out of the twenty-four. The co:d used is mixedscreenings iuul slack, costing $ delivered. October, 1895. THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL SOUVENIR. 37
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