. Elektrische Eisenbahn gazette . 313 DAS EIDGEWOOOD KRAFTWERK, BEOOKIIYN. Das Kraftwerk Ridgewood, obwohl das Baby-Kraftwerk der Brooklyn City Rail-Way Company, spielt keine geringe Rolle in der Oper seines immensen Systems, und ist ein Modell plantin seine Anordnung und Betrieb. Das Gebäude ist eine wesentliche Struktur aus Ziegel und Eisen ca. 110 x 112 Fuß, und befindet sich auf Wykoff Avenue, zwischen Woodbine und Madison Straßen (Feige. 1. Der Maschinenraum (Abb. 3), deren Maße zweilagig, 60 Zoll breit und von Charles A. Schieren & Co., dem Brad-ford Belting, angeboten werden

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. Electric railway gazette . 313 THE EIDGEWOOD POWER STATION, BEOOKIiYN. The Ridgewood power station, although the baby power plant of the Brooklyn City Rail-way Company, plays no small part in the opera-tion of its immense system, and is a model plantin its arrangement and operation. The buildingis a substantial structure of brick and iron about110 by 112 feet, and is located on Wykoff avenue, between Woodbine and Madison streets (Fig. 1. The engine-room (Fig. 3), the dimensions of which belts are two-ply, 60 inches in width, and weresupplied by Charles A. Schieren & Co., the Brad-ford Belting Company and Fairweather & Ladew.The switchboard is conveniently located in theeastern end of the building. The panels are ofmarbleized slate, and the station-controlling instru-ments are of the General Electric type. Ajaxfeeder switches, furnished by Albert & J. M. An-derson, of Boston, are used. For facilitating themoving of the machinery, a 10-ton traveling cranewas installed. All the ironwork in the building, . FIG. 1. RIDGEWOOD POWER STATION, are 73 by 112 feet, is located on the Wykoff avenueside of the station. The height of the room fromthe floor to the roof trusses is .30 feet. This de-partment is lighted by windows on three sides, while both light and ventilation are afforded byskylights. The engine equipment consists of threeMcintosh & Seymour tandem compound, non-condensing engines of 760 horse-power each, withcylinders measuring 20 and 36 inches by 36-inchstroke. Each engine is connected to two General including the traveling crane, was furnished bythe Boston Bridge Company. All the wiring and all the steam piping, withthe exception of the main steam lines, are arrangedunder the floor. This disposition not only adds tothe appearance of the room, but facilitates thehandling or the repairs of the machinery when-ever needed. The steam mains are supported fromthe roof trusses, and lead through special separa-tors designed by the company and built by Riter & are used throu

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