The Street railway journal (1902) (14574316560)

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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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aseat instituted legal proceedings against the local company, andthe judge before whom the case was heard ruled that any suchordinance was unconstitutional. We believe that if there was aneffort to enforce such a law, unless passengers were allowed tostand on the running board, there would be just as much, if not agreat deal more, complaint from people who could not get on acar, than there is now. STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. XX. Xo. 9. Large Interurban Terminal Station in Cincinnati The extent of the interurban electric railway business centeringin Cincinnati has led to the establishment in that city of a largeterminal station, which will be used by the Rapid Railway, theSuburban Traction Company and the Cincinnati & Eastern ElectricRailway Company. The building is being erected by the InterurbanTerminal Company, of which G. R. Scrugham is president andgeneral manager, and is being built on Sycamore Street, betweenFourth and Fiftn Streets. This is within one block of the govern-
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TERMINAL STATION OF INTERURBAN ROADS AT CINCINNATI ment building in Cincinnati, and is practically at the center of thecity. Through the courtesy of Mr. Scrugham this paper is able topresent plans and front elevations of the building, which will becompleted by Oct. I. As will be seen from the elevations, the building possesses sixfloors. The ground floor is devoted partly to a double track,through which the interurban cars run, and partly to waiting rooms.In the rear of the building is a large freight shed. The waitingrooms comprise one large general room with ticket office andchecking room, news stand, etc., a ladies waiting room, toilets,etc., and passenger elevator. The freight shed, which is in the rearof the building, is connected with the upper floors by a freightelevator. At present the company will deliver freight coming in onthe cars using the station through a local delivery company, andthe freight shipped out of the station will be delivered at thefreight depots by the cons