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Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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om these in-sulators the wires hend upward passing into the buililiuK throughthe Iwittun of a box-like projection built above the insulators.This arrangement, as can be seen in one of the <icconipanyingillustrations, is very cflfectivc in preventing rain or moisture fromdripping along the wires inside of tin- building. Inside of the sub- .oe finished in cJicrry rubbed down to a dead finish. The bot-tom framing is especially strong and substantial, the outside sillsbeing e seen from the illustration that the sides and windows arc builton lines similar to the latest Pullman type of coaches. The scatsof the passenger compartment are of the Male & Kilburn walk-over type, upholstered in I.intasole in imitation of leather. Thevestibules are arranged so that the s;Kice on one side of the centerdoor is utilized as a motormans cab and covers are provided for
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ST.\NI1.\K11 l.\SSENCER C.\R, SPRINGFIELD, TROY & IMQI.V KV. Station the high pressure wires arc carried on porcelain insulatorsattached to the rear wall and the lightning arresters arc locatedhigh upon this wall and are reached by means of an iron galleryand ladder. There are two step-down transformers located ineach of the sub-stations and space is provided for a third oneshould it be found necessary. The locations of the rotary con-verters and switchboard are shown in the plan view of the sub-station and it will be noticed that conduits are provided under-neath the floor of the building for carryiitfe the wires and cables,so that only the high tension wires arc in sight. The car barn and freight house, which arc not yet entirely com-pleted, are shown in an accompanying illustration. The car barn,which is the further building shown, is 180 ft. long and 42 ft.wide. It contains 3 tracks which run the whole length of thebuilding and the tracks are laid on a i-per cent grade, so tha

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