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Chapter 12: Subcontractors

The scope of this book does not permit an enumeration of all the sub-contractors who have done work on the Rapid Transit Railroad. The following list, however, includes the sub-contractors for all the more important parts of the construction and equipment of the road.

General Construction, Subsection Contracts, Track and Track Material, Station Finish, and Miscellaneous Contracts

S. L. F. DEYO Chief Engineer

For construction purposes the road was divided into sub-sections, and sub-contracts were let which included excavation, construction and re-construction of sub-surface structures, support of surface railway tracks and abutting buildings, erection of steel (underground and viaduct), masonry work and tunnel work under the rivers; also the plastering and painting of the inside of tunnel walls and restoration of street surface.

Brooklyn Extension

Track and Track Material

Station Finish

Miscellaneous

Electrical Department

L. B. STILLWELL Electrical Director

Electric plant for generation, transmission, conversion, and distribution of power, third rail construction, electrical car equipment, lighting system, fire and emergency alarm systems.

Mechanical and Architectural Department

JOHN VAN VLECK Mechanical and Construction Engineer.

Power house and sub-station, steam plant, repair shop, tunnel drainage, elevators.

Power House

Sub-Stations

Inspection Shed

Signal Towers

Passenger Elevators

Rolling Stock and Signal Department

GEORGE GIBBS Consulting Engineer

Cars, Automatic Signal System


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