. Electric railway journal . s inthe ticket offices, is controlled by sixty-four snap switches mounted on slatepanels in a closet opening off the ticketlobby. Turnstiles are used at the en-trances and exits. The exposed por-tions of the platform are lighted bypairs of 16-cp lamps mounted on theposts supporting the fencing, twenty-four lamps being required on each sideof the station for this service. The companys Dover Street stationhas been reconstructed within the pastfew months and changed from an island-type station to one with outside platforms, ft isnow capable of handling eight-car train
. Electric railway journal . s inthe ticket offices, is controlled by sixty-four snap switches mounted on slatepanels in a closet opening off the ticketlobby. Turnstiles are used at the en-trances and exits. The exposed por-tions of the platform are lighted bypairs of 16-cp lamps mounted on theposts supporting the fencing, twenty-four lamps being required on each sideof the station for this service. The companys Dover Street stationhas been reconstructed within the pastfew months and changed from an island-type station to one with outside platforms, ft isnow capable of handling eight-car trains, as are all theother stations on the elevated lines. POWER ADDITIONS, CAE CHANGES, ETC. and their capacity is 23,000 kw, besides which they operatethe engine-driven plants known as Central, Lincoln,Charlestown, Harvard and Dorchester stations in the sup-ply of energy to the urban service. The total generatingcapacity of the system is now about 80,000 kw. In the rushhours about 1600 surface cars are in service and about 220. The company has recently added aturbo-alternator to the equipment ofgenerating station, as illustrated in the 15,000-kva thirdits South Bostonaccompanying half-
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