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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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ailroad Co. has had under consideration fora number of years plans for establishing a terminal for its lineson Manhattan Island. The earliest of these contemplated a bridgeover the Hudson River with elevated approaches and a terminal inthe city of New York. The demonstration that electric tractionwas practicable for heavy train units made possible an entranceby means of tunnels, which would enable the adoption of a wellrounded out plan for a terminal embracing not only the Pennsyl- On account of the very large amount of power that will event-ually be needed by the new lines, it was thought desirable to buildthe power station near the location which will eventually be theelectrical center. The proximity of the East River was so ad-vantageous for both condensing water and cheap coal delivery asto determine the selection of a situation abutting it. Such a sitewas fortunately available in Long Island City. It consists of anentire rectangular block with the short side toward the river, ex-
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VIEW IN ENGINE ROOM SHOWING GENERATING UNITS WITH CONDENSER EQUIPMENT UNDERNEATH— LONG ISLAND CITY POWER STATION. vania R. R. main line business, but the through connection with NewEngland and the railroad system on Long Island. The magnitude of the terminal system of the Pennsylvania R.R.. which is to be entirely operated by electric power necessitatedthat, on the score of reliability of service and convenience of powerdistribution, there should be two n-.ain generating stations, sitesfor which could the more readily be obtained if they should be lo-cated, one in New Jersey and the other on Long Island. Thelatter station would also naturally be used as the main source ofpower for the Long Island R. R. lines as fast as equipped. tending 200 ft. north and south on Front St. and on West Ave. and500 ft. in depth along Third and Fourth Sts. At the time the design was made, the largest size of steam tur-bine and generator that had been standardized was of 5,500 kw.capacity, and this size

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