The Street railway journal (1902) (14758643901)

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Title: The Street railway journal

Year: 1884 (1880s)

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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation

Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.

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it is absolutely certain that thecar stops before reaching the railroad crossing,and the conductor is compelled to place himselfin a position where he has a full view of thesteam track and cannot fail to observe approach-ing trains. The switch-boxes are opened by akey carried by the conductor. The schedule now being operated has a 40-minute headway, but this is increased on holi-days and other times of especially heavy traffic. The road is con-siderably handicapped from lack of power, and until the exten-sions in the stations referred to have been completed it will beimpossible greatly to increase the service. However, thecompany is giving its patrons a very satisfactory scheduleat present, and the towns served are very well pleased with theirnew traction system. The road was built by the Cleveland Con-struction Company, of Akron, Ohio. The president of the road,John E. Ensign, was formerly a resident of Cleveland, and it hasbeen under his direction that the road has been constructed.

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INTERIOR OF CAR REPAIR SHOP WITH CAR IN POSITION FOR INSPECTION an ordinary lifting jack supporting a platform, the whole beingplaced on a small four-wheeled truck which can be moved aroundwith ease under the car and out between the piers. The plot ofground upon which the sub-station is built is of considerable ex-tent, and ample provision has therefore been made for future addi-tions to the plant. The rolling stock at present consists of four handsome double-truck cars, built by the Wason Manufacturing Company, of Spring-field, Mass. The trucks for these cars were furnished by the Peck-ham Manufacturing Company, of New York, and are speciallyadapted to high-speed interurban service. The car equipment is The electrician and master mechanic, C. P. Orth, is an old ClevelandConstruction Company man. Frank E. Bradley, formerly with theAlbany & Hudson road, has had entire charge of track construc-tion. ■ ■ New Traction Project at Buenos Ay res Varela Cuneo & Company, of Buenos

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