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Identifier: streetrailwayjo141898newy (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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rs and car equipments are test-ed before they are turned out for service-The electric current for lighting, testingand power purposes is obtained over afeeder wire from the Central Avenuepower house, a distance of 13,256 ft. While much has been accomplishedin new construction during the past twoyears, considerable remains to be done.The Broadway line, which has 2.98 milesof single track on which the horse car ser-vice was discontinued Aug, 7, 1897, willbe electrically equipped this year. The plans for a doubletrack electric line from Washington Park to FairmouutPark have also been completed and the work will com-mence as soon as the weather will permit. This line willhave 13,054 ft. of single track and will be operated as abranch to the Kausas City, Independence & Park line. m «»»^—— Illinois Street Railway Association The Waterloo & Cedar Falls ^Suburban Railway In the Eastern and Middle States electric interur-ban railways have long since ceased to be a curiosity, and
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In response to an invitation addressed to the streetrailway companies of Illinois, representatives from all partsof the state met at the Great NorthernHotel in Chicago, Jan. 5, and formed theIllinois Street Railway Association. Thefollowing named officers were elected: presi-dent, W. H. Patterson, Bloomington; vice-president, D. B. Sherwood, Elgin; secre-tary and treasurer, T. J. Minary, Spring-field; executive committee, W. H. Patter-son, C. K. Minary, D. B. Sherwood, W. L.Ferguson, Decatur; B. F. Harris, Cham-paign; Walter Barker, Peoria, and W. F.Brennan, Chicago. The constitution as adopted set forthas the aim of the association the closeraffiliation of all street railway companies inthe state for the purpose of improvingmethods of construction and maintenanceof railways. It is intended to hold yearlymeetings, when papers will be read uponrecent improvements and devices in trackconstruction, correct appliance of motorpower, electric equipments and economicdevices which will tend t

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  • bookyear:1884
  • bookdecade:1880
  • bookcentury:1800
  • booksubject:Street_railroads
  • booksubject:Electric_railroads
  • booksubject:Transportation
  • bookpublisher:New_York___McGraw_Pub__Co_
  • bookcontributor:Smithsonian_Libraries
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  • bookleafnumber:87
  • bookcollection:smithsonian
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