. The street railway review . WALKER GENERATOR AND SWITCH BOARD. grade the cars make 40 miles an hour around them. Atthe crossing of the Fox river in Waukesha a plate girderbridge 50 feet long was erected. At the C. M. & St. crossing interlocking home and distant sema-phore signals were put in so that trains on neither roadstop unless compelled to by the signals. A. M. Jones, president, who is well known under thefamiliar name of Long Jones, entertained a party ofChicago men at the time of the dedication, as did also thecontractors, C. E. Loss & Company. The operation ofthe road is u
. The street railway review . WALKER GENERATOR AND SWITCH BOARD. grade the cars make 40 miles an hour around them. Atthe crossing of the Fox river in Waukesha a plate girderbridge 50 feet long was erected. At the C. M. & St. crossing interlocking home and distant sema-phore signals were put in so that trains on neither roadstop unless compelled to by the signals. A. M. Jones, president, who is well known under thefamiliar name of Long Jones, entertained a party ofChicago men at the time of the dedication, as did also thecontractors, C. E. Loss & Company. The operation ofthe road is under the charge of C. L. Jones, formerly ofthe Milwaukee Street Railway. ^ti^lJ^aiiAv:a^5^Vlc^ 397. This department ii devoted lo I lie fdiiftruetion and opera-lion of electric railway fozvcr houses Correspondencefrom practical men is specially invited. Both the iisersand makers of pozver hotisc appliances, arc expected togive their views and experiences on subjects within therange of the department. A good example of what a lot of damage a little care-lesseness can do in a power plant was furnished by a manin a Canadian power plant last month. While trying toscrape the commutator of a big direct connected genera-tor with a knife, the knife was drawn in and short cir-cuited the machine, doing a good deal of damage both toaforesaid attendant and to the machine. Throwing thismachine out put such a load on another generator in thesame station that it was thrown out of line and part of thefoundation gave way. * * A test of different steam pipe coverings was made forthe purpose of determining which was the best to use ina new pumping station of the St. Louis waterworks. Theresults are gi
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