The Street railway journal (1904) (14738785046)

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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.

Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries

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October 8, 1904.) STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 615 the boilers, which is of extra heavy semi-annealed brass withextra heavy cast-iron fittings. The installation of the piping-systems, ljoth steam and water, were made by the WalworthManufacturing Company, Boston. ENGINE AND TURBINE EQUIPMENTThe engine and turbine equipment under contract embracesnine 8000-hp to 11,000-hp main engines, directed connected to5000-kw generators; three steam turbines, direct connected to1875-kw lighting generators, and two 400-hpengines, direct connected to 250-kw excitergenerators. The main engines are being con-structed and erected by the Allis-ChalmersCompany, of Milwaukee; the steam turbinesby the Westinghouse Machine Company, ofPittsburg, and the exciter engines by West-inghouse, Church. Kerr & Company, of New-York. The contract for the main engines wasawarded Sept. 1, 1901, prior to which date thequestion of employing steam turbines had re-ceived careful consideration. An investigationwas made of the s

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