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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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ompany,the power house and shops are located at Woodlake, aboutmidway between the two cities, and there is also at this pointa lake and park which is the chief amusement resort for theterminal cities. TRACK AND OVERHEAD CONSTRUCTION The interurban line is built on a private right of way A room separate from the remainder of the shop serves asa paint shop. CAR EQUIPMENTThe car equipment consists of five interurban motor cars,seven open trail cars for use on the interurban line, and sixcars with 16 ft. to 20 ft. bodies which are used in localservice in the terminal cities. The interurban cars arefrom 37 ft. 8 ins. to 44 ft. long, and from 8 ft. to 8 ft. 9ins, wide over all. They have a seating capacity for forty- April 20, 1907.) STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 6^7 four people, and the cane seats are provided with arm rests.Two of the cars contain three and the remainder two com-partments. The rear platform is open and is provided witha grill railing. A transverse pipe railing divides the floor
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A THREE-CAR SPECIAL TRAIN ON THE LINE OF THE DENISON S: SHERMAN RAILWAY COMPANY space into a passageway into the car anda space for smokers behind it. As the park at Woodlake is regardedas the chief amusement resort for the twocities, it is the source of a considerableincome, and is as a consequence well kept up. THE PARKSThere are, in fact, two parks at thispoint, containing 45 acres—one for whitepieople and a smaller one of about 5 acresfor colored people. The two races arekept entirely separate. Both parks arewell wooded and are located on ratherhilly ground. The main attraction of thelarger park is a lake which contains 11acres. This lake, which is about 20ft. deep near the dam, runs back several ing pavilion was constructed last season. Near this pavilionis constructed a shoot the chute from which boats slideinto the lake. A large pavilion built just below the damserves as a station. As dancing is indulged in freely bycolored people, a pavilion for this amuse-ment has been buil

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