Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-14
Road Officials Inspection Monday and
Tuesday With Stop-od at Augusta
---LeWiSton to Augusta Section Will
Open Sept. Is to 30---Wins|ow to
Augusta About Oct. 16---Fort Hail.
fax Power Was "Cut in" SUNDAY,

Lewiston. Me-, Sept. 13--(SpcciaD-
unavoidable delays excepted, the
lewiston Augusta & Waterville Street
Railway Will have the newly construct
ed portion between Sabattus and Gar
diner in operation between the o5th of
September and the Goth, and the Wa
terville and Augusta section in opera
tion about three weeks later" said
General Superintendent Harry e. Ivers
to the representative of the kennebec
Journal
General superintendent Ivers, who is
enthusiastic over the good prospects
ahead of the Lewiston. Augusta & Wa
terville system, described in some de-
tail the work that will shortly be COM
pleted:
1--WE shall run through cars without
change from Winslow to Lewiston and
return on an hourly schedule. main
tanning a speed sufficiently high to
make the round trip from WinSloW to
Lewiston and back again in six hours.
three hours each way. This Will keep
six cars in constant service on the line
and of course others can be pressed
into service as it becomes necessary to
use them We shall have eight new
cars of the very latest pattern 10 put
on the moment the line opens FOR bust
Eess.
1.-THE new cars are of the seni-con-
use, with an observation platform on
the rear. Each has four motors and
the newest air brake equipment that
has been devised. The motor equipment
is of the newest pattern gotten out by
the General Electric Co.
The road will get it's power from the
Fort Halifax Power CO.. from their
new hydraulic plant at Winslow. under
long term contract. The power from
the Winslow power station will be
used for running the cars from Wins
low to Sabattus.
"The power will he brought over the
transmission line by three phase al
ternatine current system of 1900 volts.
which will supply current to rotary
transformer stations located one at
Weber pond. one at Hallowell. one at
Days Corner, and one at South Mon
mouth. These stations will put out di-
rect current. The voltage on the over
head trolley which operates the cars
will be $50 volts.
The Transmission line is about 40
miles in length and is erected on the
same poles as the trolley wire for about
q miles of its entire length the re-
mainder passing over highways aud
private lands around cities and towns.
The line consists of three stranded
aluminium wires arranged in the form
OF an euuilateral triangle with 4G-inch
Ades and supported on Thomas No.
SWS porcelain insulators.
ITO prevent inductive troubles i'm ad-
Jacent telephone lines the transmission
nne was transpoSed every one half
mile Fourby -five-inC spruce cross
e'ms. treated with Carbolenium were
used throughout for the two bottom
wires and a galvanized iron ridge iron
LOT the top wire.
The insulatorS are secured to cross
arms and ridge iron by an eight-inch
steel bolt passing through a short
wooden pin and porcelain base. thence
through the cross-arm. or ridge iron.
w the case may be, the insrlator
Srewing onto wooden pins Cedar poles
varying in height from IS to 80 feet
were used for the entire line.
All trolley work is insulated for $50
.olts and strongly constructed with the
mention of running high speed
~hedule, Two 20 grooved trolley wires
supported from standard two-inch pipe
''dckets and 1i5-inch braces are used.
instead of the usual flexible sus-
pension obtained by the use of hang
rs supported on seven-strand span
""e' Jokes with R-inch by 15-inch
we bolts at each end were found to
eve sufficient flexibility and III the
s''he time to hold the two trolley wires
~ their respective positions much bet
~ than is often the case with the cap
~" cone hangers attached to span
WIRE. The yokes are provided with
nam insulators at each end. the troll
IVY Wires being attached to yokes by
"eahs Of cap screws passing through |
'ohes into the ears
Each cap screw is provided with a
=, 'A washer rendering it impossible for !
a. zap screw to jar loose and allow |
49,. wire To drop. Trolley wires are Sc
',ey anchored each way every II
.''es' Special attention has been paid
!" having the position of trolley wire |
!" curves conform to elevation of track |
~ ~ order to insure minimum wear on
wire and trolley wheels
Inc roadbed between Lewiston and
wasusta and between Augusta and
."dterville, q total distance of al miles
nearly level, having only few slight |
L ;eu' Is constructed partly upon the
SsI'"ay but mostly upon private
..n "'s OF way with 7O-pound 3c-foot
fa.. rails with Weber joints. Eight
~. cedar ties are used and are of a
nv and uniform size. showing that
~, same care that characterizes the
, an of this railroad in every de-
r."as exercised in selecting ties.
curves.