The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-27
BAMBERGER ROAD
NOW ELECTRIFIED
Special Trip Newspaper Men of Ogden and
Lae-Banque LagoonEquipment Of the nterurban
is Unexceed- Ride Most Enjoyable

Wright. Hazel Wood. Lily FerDly. Eva
Feller. Jean Wright. Lily Dawson.
Edith Dawson, Florence Springstea1.
Ida Garrett and Vivian hampton.
Description Of the Line.
The system is an alternating cur
rent generated al the main power sta
ton located AT Lagoon This current
is generated at 2200 volt GO cycles by
3-phase generators connected TO hori-
zontal cross-compoUnd Corllss con-
densing engines. with the addition Of
exhaust steam turbo-alterUators run
ming in parallel with the engine
driven generators.
This current is stopped us from 2,
500 volts TO $4,000 volts and trans
mItted north and south from Lagoon
over an Independent high tension
transmission line owned by the rail
way company.
AT four different points along the
line this $4,000 volt 1igh tension al
ternating current Is carried into sub
stations where it ls again reduced TO
1900 volts to drive large motors in
the sub-stations that are directly con-
nected to dynamos. which deliver the
700-volt direct current supplied 10
the trolley and thence 10 the motors
on the cars.
The main power station is located
at Lagoon and contains. In addition
10 the main power station apparatus.
q fully equipped high tension sub
station. Al the present high tension
current is supplied by the Telluride
Power company. utilizing. however.
the apparatus in the railway com
pany's main power station.
The sub-stations are located respec-
lively at Stockdale. Lagoon. Clearheld.
Ogden and are approximately ten
miles apart Each sub-station con-
tains elaborate and thoroughly mod
ern high tension equipment te con-
vert the $4,000 volt supply current to
the 1900 volt current required to OPP
crate the motors driving the direct
current generators. which supply the
trolley.
Each substatIon contains l~400 h.
" motor generator set. but the sta
tion Is designed to permit the addition
at any time of second motor goner-
ator set Of the same size. thus giving
ultimate capacity per sub-stntion of
500 X. ". with momentary overload
capacity equivalent to 1900 k. W. per
sub-station normal ultimate capacity
OF more than 5000 k. W. with total
ultimate overload capacity OF 5000
K. ".
This design Will permit the traffic 10
ouadrrple itself in the future without
necessitating any considerable change
or additions In the present system.
Laid With Heavy Steel.
The roadbed Is laid with S5-pound
rail A. s c. E tee section on gravel
ba'lasted track. and all rail joints are
bonded with 40 twin terminal type
copper bonds and the rails are cross
bonded every GOO feet with 40 cross
bonds feet long.
Overhead conductors are carried by
cross suspensions supported from
wooden poles, set either in concrete
or guyed
An exceptional amount of copper
trolley wire a1d feeders is carried
throughout the entire length of the
system, negregating 1.250.000 c, m.
cross sections Of copper.
Double trolley wires have been in
stalled. both wires at present locat,
ed over the single track but design
ed 10 permit the transfer of one wire
to the second track when required
the entire system having been design.
ed 10 permit OF double-tracklng in the
near future
a double set OF independent tele-
phone lines. owned and operated by
the railway company. both for ord-
nary traffic and for special up-to-date
dispatching service has been INSTALL
ed.
Ten motor cars have been provided
for initial service. these cars being Of
the latest design. both i'm mechanical
equipment and in car body construc-
ton
Each motor car Is equipped with
i-l0O h. p. iDterpole motors, with ant
omatic multiple unit control to permit
train operation and with automatic
air brakes. all steel trucks. center and
side ball-beariug. air whistles. pneu-
matte gong md pneumatic sanders.
Each car weighs complete. forty tons.
The cars are finished in solid ma
hogany throughout. with solid bronze
fittings, genuine leather seats. and
are provided with a ladies' compsrt-
ment, smoking compartment, toilet
rooms and baggage compartments.
The equipment throughout has hoep
designed for highest efficiency and no
expense has been spared to include
the latest and thoroughly tried out
apparatus which could he obtained
The cars are designed for a sched-
u'e speed OF about thirty miles an
hour. including all stops, and arc gear
ed 10 fifty-flvc miles per hour, so that
the run between Salt Lake and Ogden
may he. with case. made In less than