Identifier: streetrailwayjo241904newy (find matches)
Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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bay flowed into the gap. On the night of the 22d the United Rail-roads Companys double-track line sunk intothe depression for a distance of 150 ft. backfrom the terminal, and the damage extendedfurther on the following day. A new roadbedwill have to be constructed for an entire block.The storm continued less violently on the 241band 25th, the total rainfall of the four daysexceeding 5 ins. The San Mateo line was temporarily af-fected by many tons of sand on the tracks.Other street car companies had more or lesstrouble. A cable car of the Presidio &Ferries Railroad Company was washedfrom the tracks at the intersection ofBaker and Union Streets the first night of the storm, the trackshaving spread. »♦«— NEW CARS FOR OKLAHOMA CITY The cars are 20 ft. long over end panels, and 31 ft. over thecrown piece; from end panels over crown piece at front end,4 ft., and at rear end, 7 ft.; width over sills, including panels,6 ft. 3 ins., and over posts at belt, 7 ft. 5^2 ins. The sweep of
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WASHOUT AT THE TERMINAL OF THE FILLMORE STREET LINE OF THEUNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO. THE X SHOWS THEOPENING OF THE MAIN SEWER WHICH CAVED IN the posts is y) _. ins.; centers of posts, 2 ft. 91/2 ins.; thicknessof corner posts, 3^ ins., and side posts, ij4 ins. The side sillsare of long leaf yellow pine, 3^4 ins. x 7 ins., and the end sillsare of white oak, 4^-4 ins. x 6 ins. The interior finish is cherry, with birch ceilings; the seats are upholstered in seat cane, and The car shown in the accompanying illustrations is one ofeight recently delivered to the Oklahoma City Railway Com-pany by the American Car Company, and is particularly inter-esting on account of the long Detroit platform at the rearend. This platform is 7 ft. from end panels over crown piece.Seldom, if ever, has a platform of this length been put on a carof 20-ft. body. The advantages of the Detroit platform, ir^p-i^lilllilli iK I h..m:« 1 m Hi 1 !n .11 <

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