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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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including generalholidays and whenever there are any unusual attractionsat Carsonia Park or other points along the line, theschedule is abandoned and the cars depend entirely on theblock signal service. On Labor Day every available carwas pressed into service, and the round trip of 45 miles wasmade in 2 hours and 10 minutes, including all stops. There are 13.88 miles of straight track in this line and4.87 miles of curves. There are only 550 ft. of level trackthroughout the entire system. The heaviest ascending gradesgoing east are near Shanesville summit, 5.8 per cent for adistance of 1000 ft., and 4.8 per cent for a distance of 2600ft. The total rise of the ascending grades for the entire lineis 754 ft., covering a length of 7.75 miles, or an averageascending grade of 1.85 per cent. The heaviest descendinggrade going east is, leaving the Shanesville summit, a rateof 4.7 per cent for a distance of 2600 ft. The total fall ofthe descending grades for the entire line is 780 ft., covering
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562 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. XX No. 14. a length of 10.9 miles or an average descending grade of) .35 per cent. The grade of the line is undulating, owingto the nature of the country traversed; hence, there is amultiplication of rises and falls more than the difference inelevations of the highest and lowest points shows. Shanes-ville summit, 4 miles west of Boyertown, is 380 ft. aboveboth the Boyertown and Carsonia Park ends of the line byactual elevation. A turnout is located at this point, and ashort stop is usually made there to afford passengers anopportunity to enjoy a splendid view of the surroundingcountry. The roadbed construction naturally involved numerouscuts and a great deal of bridge work. The cuts are at least15 ft. wide, with ditches along the side of the track to keepthe water from the ends of the ties. The embankmentsare wide enough to support the ballast under the ties andleave room on either side for working about the car, shouldany repairs be required for the

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