. Electric railway review . I Indiana Union Traction Company—Sign Post for HighwayCrossing Two Railways. signboards are mortised flush with the surface of the uprightpost and securely fastened with bolts 8 by 3 inches. ~§->(6&OLTJ POWER STATION IMPROVEMENTS AT SPRINGFIELD. The Springfield Street Railway Company, Springfield,Mass., has recently increased the capacity of its power plant. Springfield Street Railway—Air Pumps and 48-Inch JetCondenser. by the addition of a 3,000-horsepower engine and a large jetcondenser. The new engine, built by Mcintosh, Seymour & Co.,Auburn, N. Y., drives a 2
. Electric railway review . I Indiana Union Traction Company—Sign Post for HighwayCrossing Two Railways. signboards are mortised flush with the surface of the uprightpost and securely fastened with bolts 8 by 3 inches. ~§->(6&OLTJ POWER STATION IMPROVEMENTS AT SPRINGFIELD. The Springfield Street Railway Company, Springfield,Mass., has recently increased the capacity of its power plant. Springfield Street Railway—Air Pumps and 48-Inch JetCondenser. by the addition of a 3,000-horsepower engine and a large jetcondenser. The new engine, built by Mcintosh, Seymour & Co.,Auburn, N. Y., drives a 2,000-kilowatt generator. The enginehas a high-pressure cylinder 3S inches in diameter and a low- pressure cylinder 78 inches in diameter. The strokeinches and the unit runs at 75 revolutions per minute. Theengine weighs 723,000 pounds and the flywheel 130,000 poThe bearings of the main shaft are 25 inches in diameter. The condensing equipment which has been installed inconnection with the new engine was built by the Blake Pump& Condenser Company, Fitchburg, Mass. This unit comprisestwin vertical air pumps with steam cylinders 18 inches indiameter designed for 200 pounds pressure. The buckets are44 inches in diameter and have a 24-inch stroke. An accom-panying illustration exhibits the general dimensions of theair pump and the 48-inch jet We are indebted toK &
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