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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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s feature was designed byEdward P. Burch, consulting engineer, and the chief engineerof the Northern Pacific Railway Company approved the pro-posed overhead construction illustrated herewith. A 350,000,- The two interests are working in harmony, and there willbe no wasteful competition. The schedule time will be fast.This would not be possible on a country road with its gradesand curves and other speed limits. There will be but littlepaving to maintain on city streets. Very little anxiety is feltregarding future development or competition by other electricinterurbans not on private right of way. The convenient wait-ing stations at the ends of the line, near the heart of each city,will cater to the comfort of passengers, which will be anotherstrong point in favor of the present system. The work of transforming this part of the system and equip-ping it electrically was done under the supervision of EdwardP. Burch, consulting engineer, of Minneapolis. THE COMMERCIAL ASPECT OF HIGH SPEEDS
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INTERURBAN CAR ON WASHINGTON LINE circ. mil copper feeder, and a 0000 figure 8 trolley wire were in-stalled. The complete brackets were furnished by the OhioBrass Company, and were of extra heavy construction. Two types of cars were furnished by the American Car Com-pany, of St. Louis. These cars are about 46 ft. over all, onetype being a passenger coach, the other a combination. Threecars will furnish all passenger and express service, includingprovision for theatrical scenery, of which there will be severalcars per week to be carried. The cars are of heavy construc-tion, approaching steam railway coaches in design and ap-pearance. They have rattan cross-seats, electric heaters, arewell lighted and look clean and comfortable. They are mountedon two Brill 27-E-1 trucks. A 6-ft wheel base could be usedsince there are no short curves. The truck centers vary from 22 ft to 25 ft. The trucks are equipped with standard West-inghouse air brakes and Westinghouse motor-driven air com-pressors.

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