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Identifier: streetrailwayjo221903newy (find matches)
Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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TRACK CONSTRUCTION NEAR MANITOU of the country. The overhead construction consists of No. oround trolley, suspended with Dirigo clamps and General Elec-tric switches and cross-overs. Idaho cedar poles in 35-ft.lengths, with 7-in. tops, are used for span suspension and tocarry the feeders. For the Manitou line feeders aggregat-ing 1,800,000 circ. mils in area are employed. The Cheyenne VIEW OF CAMERONS CONE AT LEFT AND PIKES PEAK INCENTER, APPROACHING MANITOU rolling stock being leased from the Colorado Springs & Inter-urban Railway Company. POWER HOUSE Improvements and additions to the companys property thathave recently been completed include the erection of a powerhouse, new car houses and new shops. The power station is
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PLAN OF POWER PLANT, SHOWING ARRANGEMENT OF BOILERS AND GENERATORS Canon line is similarly constructed, and is fed from 1,500,000-circ. mil cables. This line is 22,000 ft. long from the centralloop, while the Manitou line is 34,000 ft. long. The central loop spoken of passes around a 400-ft. x 400-ft.block in the center of Colorado Springs, and all cars passthrough it. It consists of about 2500 ft. of 75-lb. rail, doubletrack, and considerable special work. The J^-mile electric line in Manitou, before mentioned, runsbetween the cog road depot and the Colorado Springs car line,and is operated by the management of the cog road, power and located at the corner of Rio Grande Street and Sierra MadreStreet, adjacent to the tracks of the Denver & Rio GrandeRailroad. It is a red brick structure, and is 164 ft. 6 ins. longand 97 ft. wide, divided longitudinally into two sections by abrick fire wall. One section constitutes the engine room andthe other the boiler room, and each is 164 ft. 6

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  • bookid:streetrailwayjo221903newy
  • bookyear:1884
  • bookdecade:1880
  • bookcentury:1800
  • booksubject:Street_railroads
  • booksubject:Electric_railroads
  • booksubject:Transportation
  • bookpublisher:New_York___McGraw_Pub__Co_
  • bookcontributor:Smithsonian_Libraries
  • booksponsor:Smithsonian_Libraries
  • bookleafnumber:666
  • bookcollection:smithsonian
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