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Identifier: streetrailwayjo201902newy (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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truction was completed, and,finally, to permit practically no interference with the use of thebridge. These are all very important considerations and must betaken into account before any practicable plan can be evolved. Itshould be explained that Mr. Parsons report was not intended asa final plan, but rather as a series of suggestions indicating linesalong which the chief engineer of the Rapid Transit Commissionconsidered relief could best be obtained. 68 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. XX. No. 2. Recent Improvements on the Schuylkill Valley Railway A handsome new power station has just been completed by theSchuylkill Valley Traction Company, at Collegeville, Pa. Theroad runs from Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, to Sanatoga, and theCollegeville power house supplies the portion of the road west of it,which has been open but a short time, and easterly as far as Nor-ristown. The present equipment consists of two direct-connectedunits, having a normal output of 500 kw each, but the building is
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FRONT VIEW OF NEW CAR HOUSE intended for five such units, and it is expected that the presentcapacity will be increased in the near future. The power station is but a few hundred yards from the tracks,and is located near the bank of Perkiomen Creek, from which waterfor both boiler and condensing purposes is obtained. The buildingconsists of two distinct sections, one for the engines and one forthe boiler, the engine room being considerably the higher. Bothparts of the building have peaked roofs. The walls of the engineroom are strengthened by lattice columns, which support girderscarrying the track for a traveling crane which spans the entire room.This crane has a capacity of 25 tons, and was built by the Reading

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  • bookid:streetrailwayjo201902newy
  • 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:87
  • bookcollection:smithsonian
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