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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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adjacent pond made ing. This arrangement greatly reduces the likelihood ofheavy detritus being carried over after a freshet. The water returned from the hot well is passed to an.outside concrete tank fitted with staggered compartments.As the water passes through the hollowed terra-cotta bricksat the bottom the oil which rises is skimmed off. By the STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. XXX. No. 26. time the last compartment is reached the water is cleanenough to be returned to the pond if needed. The oil thussecured is used for track grease. Reference to the views of the utilities building will revealthe unique reinforced concrete coal trestle built alongsidethe power plant. This trestle is strong enough to carry-four loaded hopper-bottom coal cars of standard size at onetime, and covers enough ground to permit the storage ofa years supply of coal. In view of the novel characterof the trestle and the care given to its design, the workingdrawing and list of material are reproduced in full. The
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STANDARD CLOSED CAR OF THE EASTON & WASHINGTON TRACTION COMPANY trestle was designed by Beadle & Maxwell, engineers, ofEaston and New York. CAR STORAGE The front section of the utilities building, occupying aspace of 49 ft. 4 ins. wide and a length of 110 ft, is taken

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