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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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DOUBLE TRUCK EXPRESS CAR but in ordinary service the wagon runs 35 miles with onecharge. The charging is done at the stations of the NewYork Transportation Company, until recently known asthe New York Electric Vehicle Transportation Company,
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now has a much better service than ever before. The Cen-tury Express Company, which is now nothing but a name,has had its business largely increased in all lines since itsabsorption by the Metropolitan Express Company. This isespecially true of the lower partsof the city, and everything pointsto the realization of the hopes ofthe management when the newventure was started. The condi-tions in New York are such thata rapid express service of thiskind is highly desirable, and byoperating during such hours asthe tracks of the Metropolitancompany are comparatively freeno interference with the passengertraffic occurs. Another Electric Road forMexico AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY WAGON which has complete control of the operation of thesevehicles. The financial arrangements of the Metropolitan ExpressCompany with other local companies have been most suc-cessful, and the plans as originally made by the officers The City of Mexico is to havean electric traction system, inaddition to the one now in oper-a

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