. Electric railway review . provided. Theai)i)licability of such switches will no doubt result in thegreatest good by permitting the use of higher operating trolleyvoltages on roads that desire to extend their lines withoutincurring the heavy expense attendant on increased substa-tion capacity. ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW Vol. xvii;. No. 1. SHOPS AND SHOP PRACTICE OF THE LOS ANGELESRAILWAY. During the past year the Los Angeles Railwa.v Conii)an.v.Los Angeles. Cal., has greatly increased its shop and car housefacilities. In these improvements are to be found many inter-e.sting practices. This artic
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. Electric railway review . provided. Theai)i)licability of such switches will no doubt result in thegreatest good by permitting the use of higher operating trolleyvoltages on roads that desire to extend their lines withoutincurring the heavy expense attendant on increased substa-tion capacity. ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW Vol. xvii;. No. 1. SHOPS AND SHOP PRACTICE OF THE LOS ANGELESRAILWAY. During the past year the Los Angeles Railwa.v Conii)an.v.Los Angeles. Cal., has greatly increased its shop and car housefacilities. In these improvements are to be found many inter-e.sting practices. This article describes in a brief way the new structures at Division Xo. :!. It will be noted th:il theexterior aijpearance is pleasing. At Divisicn .o. 2 are the main repair shops and a barnsimilar in design to that at Divisicn Xo. 3, except that it isone-third larger. An acconii)anying illustration will serve toshow the general arrangement of the buildings, with the stor-age barn at the left and the shop buildings at the right. A. Los Angeles Railway Shops—Panoramic View of Buildings, Showing Shops on the Right and Car House on the Left. new shops and storage buildings of this cmjany and outlinesmany of its more interesting shop methods.Division Headquarters.There are three division headquarters, each comprising astorage barn with facilities for light repairs and also accom-modations for the operating department. The headquartersfor Division Xo. 1 are located near the center of the city; second story has been built at one end of the car house. IIis utilized for division headquarters and employes recreationrooms. Shop Buildings. As earlier stated, the shop buildings in which the heavyrepair work for the entire equipment of the Los Angeles Rail-way is performed are at Division No. 2 headquarters. Withelectricrailwayr18amer