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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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ionwas drawn up by the chief en-gineer of the railway company,A. Langstaff Johnston. CharlesMcCaul, of Philadelphia, wasgeneral contractor. The building measures 152X 112 ft. and is most attrac-tive in design, being, it is claim-ed, one of the handsomest sta-tions in the country. The ma-terial used in the constructionfrom the level of the street tothe engine room floor is Hum-melstown brownstone, abovethis Pompeian brick with terracotta trimmings are used. Thewindow sills are of cream color-ed sandstone. overhead electric road, covering the half year up to June30, 1894. City & South London: Train miles, 8,769 per week ;expenses, eight and a half cents per train mile. Eachlocomotive weighs thirteen and a half gross tons, anddraws three thirty-two foot cars at a speed of eleven anda half miles per hour, including stops. Liverpool elevated electric railway: A total of 265,349train miles had been run at an expense of less than sixcents. The cars are each forty-five feet long, and seat
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POWER STATION OF THE HESTONVILLE, MANTUA & FAIRMOUNT PASSENGER RAILWAY CO.—PHILADELPHIA. As mentioned in our last issue, considerable difficultywas experienced in the construction of the foundation ofthe building and the solution of this problem required agreat deal of study. The machinery which is now beinginstalled will consist of four Greene tandem compound,condensing engines of 500 h. p. each, direct connected toGeneral Electric multipolar generators of 400 k. w.each. The company hopes to commence operations electri-cally by December 1. Kapid Transit in Europe. At a meeting of the Rapid Transit Commission, ofNew York, held October 9, W. B. Parsons, chief engineerof the commission, presented a report upon what he sawof European rapid transit systems during the summervisit which he paid to London, Glasgow, Liverpool andParis. This report included many interesting details ofthe lines visited. In regard to cost of operation, thereport gives the following figures for the City &am

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