Identifier: electricrailway371911newy (find matches)
Title: Electric railway journal
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Electric railroads
Publisher: (New York) McGraw Hill Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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ween Guilford andOld Saybrook is famous for its summer resorts, as the shoresof Long Island Sound are rich in beautiful beaches which at-tract large crowds to the summer cottages which are so plenti-ful all along the coast. There is also a steady but smallerwinter business which is helped by the presence of numeroussmall factories along the line. The accompanying map shows the route. At present theroad is complete and in operation between Guilford and Ivory- Elcctric Ry. Journal of Route Connection to New Haven current at 1200 volts, which latter pressure is used on the trolley. POWER HOUSE The power house is built on the banks of the ConnecticutRiver about a mile distant from the town of Saybrook. It isconstructed entirely of reinforced concrete. Fig. 2 gives an ex-terior view of the station and Fig. 3 an interior. From theformer it will be seen that coal can be brought right alongsideeither by rail or water. The station is so planned that it caneasily be extended to double its size.
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Fig. 2—Shore Line Railway—Exterior View of Power Station and Coal Storage town, while the portion between Guilford and New Haven willbe completed and ready for traffic within a few weeks. The en-tire road from New Haven to Ivorytown has a 1200-volt trol-ley. Stony Creek and Guilford are connected by another line,which is operated at 600 volts; this branch connects the existingelectric railway lines of the Connecticut Company with the newsystem. The boilers and most of the auxiliary apparatus are locatedon the ground floor while the generators, switchboards and ex-citers are in the operating room. The prime movers are Curtissteam tubines of the vertical type. At present two such unitsare installed, each of 1500-kw capacity. They are designed tooperate at a gage pressure of 160 lb., and with a vacuum ofapproximately 28J/2 in. of mercury. Each machine has four May 20, 1911.) ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. 867 stages, with two wheels per stage and one row of buckets perwheel. The condenser

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