Identifier: streetrailwayjo281906newy (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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THE METAMUKPHOSIS OE AN ELECTRIC RAlLWyW. THE VIEW AT THE LEFT SHOWS THE OLD CAR BARN ANDOFFICES OF THE PHILADELPHIA & WEST CHESTER STREET RAILWAY, THE OFFICES CONSISTING OFTHE SHANTIES IN THE FOREGROUND. THE VIEW AT THE RIGHT SHOWS THE PRESENTSUBSTANTIAL OFFICES AND POWER HOUSE policies has, within the last two years, brought about the fol-lowing changes: The original West Chester line has been, as far as pos-sible, rebuilt in accordance with the best steam railroadpractice. A portion of the line at the eastern end, where mit of properly handling the large increase in business. Newcars of the latest approved interurban type have been addedand the schedules have been quickened. Attractive and com-fortable way stations have been erected along the line. Newcar house, store room and office facilities have been provided
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A STRETCH OF DOUBLE TRACK ON THE PHILADELPHIA & WEST CHESTER LINE traffic is most dense, has been double-tracked. Careful at-tention has been paid to drainage. An efficient system ofIjlock signals has been installed, and the overhead construc-tion and distributing system have been rebuilt and extendedalong ample lines. No. 0000 trolley wire has been substi-tuted for the original No. 00 wire. The machinery in the and plans are now finished in the rough for a new shop andcar house of ample capacity, which will be built of brick andreinforced concrete, thereby decreasing insurance expensesand cost of maintenance. A private telephone system, whichconnects all turnouts with the despatchers office and all de-partments of the organization, has been installed and up-to- L 3i8 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. XXVIIL No. 9. date despatching methods have been adopted; a first-classaccounting system has been established alcuig the lines of thestandard recommendations promulgated by the AmericanS

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