. The Street railway journal . d engine is added, so thatthe plant is kept at work at its mostefficient point under all conditions. Special attention has been given tothe station wiring to make it compact,accessible and safe. The wires from thegenerators reach the switchboard byconduits, and leave on permanent brack-ets. The switchboard is equipped withthe usual main switches, ammeters, volt-meters, automatic circuit breakers withelectrical reset, and recording the two smaller engines is ajackshaft carryingtwo pulleys. This shaft can be coupledto either of the small engines.
. The Street railway journal . d engine is added, so thatthe plant is kept at work at its mostefficient point under all conditions. Special attention has been given tothe station wiring to make it compact,accessible and safe. The wires from thegenerators reach the switchboard byconduits, and leave on permanent brack-ets. The switchboard is equipped withthe usual main switches, ammeters, volt-meters, automatic circuit breakers withelectrical reset, and recording the two smaller engines is ajackshaft carryingtwo pulleys. This shaft can be coupledto either of the small engines. From it the arc machineis run, which is used for lighting the power station, carstation, repair shops and yards. All the electrical appar-atus in the station was built and installed by the GeneralElectric Company. The car stations are located at the corner of Beaverand Island Avenues, Allegheny and Ohio and ChestnutStreets. The main car station has a capacity of sixtycars, and is designed with the special end in view of hand-. FIG. 3.—GENERATORS—PITTSBURGH, ALLEGHENY MANCHESTER TRACTION CO. ling the cars rapidly. No repair work is done in this sta-tion. In order to facilitate the handling of the cars, anelectric transfer table is used, power being applied directlyon the axles by two railway type, three horse power each,motors, current being taken from a conduit in the centerof the transfer table tracks. These motors are operatedby the ordinary street car rheostat and reversing transfer table has proved a great saver both in timeand labor, one man being able to handle the entire equip- March, 1894.] THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL.
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