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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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railway projects under construction in the centralpart of California, which will greatly improve the trans-portation facilities of that section of the State. The roadis intended to connect Marysville with the mines of Nevadaand Placer Counties. Its main line will extend 34 mileseast from Marysville to Limekiln Junction, with a branch17 miles south to Auburn on the main line of the SouthernPacific. Other branches will extend 12 miles northeastto Grass Valley, which is now connected to Nevada Cityby an electric railway, and iy2 miles to Hammond, the cen-ter of the gold-dredging industry on the Yuba River. Inall, there will be about 70 miles of track, and, as the routeruns through the Sierra Nevada foot hills, it will be apicturesque one. The maximum grade will be 3 per centfor a stretch of 7 miles. In addition to several large bridgesand fills, the road will cross the Yuba River and marshnear Marysville over a 9000-ft. trestle. The road will be operated by 1200-volt direct current sup-
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The Montreal Street Railway Company has issued a trol-ley folder addressed to visitors in the city of Montreal whowould see the many beauty spots in the suburbs comfort-ably and cheaply. The cover is an artistic reproductionin colors of a city view in Montreal, showing the highlandsin the distance. The booklet proper is well illustrated withtypical scenes in and around the city. It also contains amap of the Montreal Street Railway Companys local andsuburban lines. A feature of special interest to the trolleytraveler is the schedule of time, rates of fare, etc., to suchpoints as Lachine, Sault-au-Recollet, St. Laurent, Cartier-ville, Pointe aux Trembles and Bout de File. There is also abirds-eye view of the city of Montreal, made into a head-piece to precede the reading matter. SAN ANTONIO WRECK CAR, SHOWING TRUCK USED IN BRINGING INCARS WITH BROKEN AXLES plied from, four reinforced concrete sub-stations by a thirdrail of the under-running type. Power, which will bepurchased from the C

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