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Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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FLOOR PLAN OF SUB-STATION AT GREENVILLE Ce ECEMBER 2, I905.J STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 9^5 LINE CONSTRUCTION The line work is first-class bracket construction, all OhioBrass Companys material. Two high-tension lines are placedon a cross-arm and one on the ridge iron at the top of the pole.Double three-pin arms are used on all curves greater than 5degs. Insulators are 6-in. porcelain. The high-tension line iscarried over two railroad crossings on structural iron poles andcross-arms, a grounded copper wire net or guard being sus-pended below the high-tension wires at these crossings. A300,000-circ-mil feeder, extending practically the full lengthof the line, is carried on malleable-iron brackets. The trolleyconsists of two No. 000 figure 8 wire. Stromberg-Carlson tele-phones have been provided at all passenger stations, sub-sta-tions, despatchers office, car house, power house, sidings andfor ea^h car. The telephone wire consists of No. 10 B. B. wire. INVESTIGATION OF MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP,
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CAR HOUSE AND REPAIR STATION, DAYTON & MUNCIE The line work was furnished and installed by G. E. Fisher, ofDetroit. The right of way averages 50 ft., all of it private, in thecountry portions. A greater portion of the distance it is ad-jacent to the highway. Special attention was given to passingthrough towns without right angle turns, there being but oneof this kind on the line. The curves in the country are 3 degs.or less, with the exception of one 7-deg. curve, which is 200 ft.long. There are two overgrade crossings, three undergradecrossings and three crossings at grade, located in towns. Themaximum grade is under 2 per cent. The track is laid with70-lb. rails in 60-ft. lengths, and it is bonded with Ohio BrassCompanys 10-in. twisted copper bonds. It is ballasted withgood gravel, 150 yds. to the mile. There are eight smallbridges, two of them, about 40 ft. long, are through plategirders; the others are I-beam girders on concrete abutments. OFFICERS The officers of the Dayton &

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