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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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HARRISON STREET, ALEXANDRIA the accompanying map, the main line, running nearly duenorth and south, connects Anderson and Marion, while abranch from Alexandria to Elwood connects the latter city MAIN STREET, SUMMITVILLE, BEFORE TRACK WAS BALLASTED way between the terminals. As the cars of each companyrun only to the end of its own line, a union station, 75 ft. x46 ft., is now building and passengers are to be transferred
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INTERURBAN CARS, UNION TRACTION COMPANYS LINE with the others. Cars are now running from Anderson toMarion, and it is the expectation to have the branch toElwood completed before the first of the year. Thisbranch and the main line from Anderson as far as Summit-ville are controlled by the Union Traction Company, under cover. This station will have separate waiting roomstor men and women, offices, baggage room and lunchcounter. It is a frame structure and will cost, complete,$2,500, including the ground on which it stands. This interurban line has been successful beyond the ex- 1 772 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. XIV. No. 12. pectations of the builders; the cars are crowded almostcontinually, and, although hourly service is given, it is fre-quently necessary to run trains of two and three cars; the Union Traction Cos Lines ConstructedUnion Traction Cos Lines TroposedMarion Street Ry.,Co. Lines ConstructedSteam Railroads

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