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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. They are 51 ft. 6 ins. longover bumpers and weigh about 40 tons completely equipped.They have a seating capacity for fifty-eight people. Theinterior is divided into a smoker and passenger compart-ment, both of which are provided with cane seats. Theinterior finish is dark oak. A heater and toilet room islocated in one end, and in the opposite end is a switchcabinet. The cars are built for operation in both direc-tions. In addition to a pantograph trolley over the cen-ter of the car wheel trolleys of the usual type are providedover each truck. The cars are equipped with four Gen-eral Electric 75-hp a. c.-d. c. motors geared for 50miles per hour. The Illinois Traction System, of whichthe Peoria-Bloomington line is one division, is operatedfrom offices in Danville, 111., by L. E. Fischer, generalmanager. ^^^ NEW INDIANA UNION TRACTION COMPANY STATIONAT KOKOMO, IND. In accordance with its policy of erecting suitable stationsin the larger cities through which its lines pass, the Indiana
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FRONT ELEVATION. smc Hy..iourn«i FRONT ELEVATION OF THE INDIANA UNION TRACTION COMPANYS STATIONAT KOKOMO, INDICATING THE TYPE AND MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION,SHOWING ALSO THE POSITION OF THE LOADING PLATFORM Union Traction Company has just completed quite an elabo-rate passenger and freight station at Kokomo, Ind. Thebuilding, which is two stories high, measures 127 ft. deepand 46 ft. wide. The exposed walls are built of hydraulic May 4, 1907.) STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 791 pressed brick with trimmings of Bedford stone. The firstfloor is divided about equally between a passenger stationand a freight room. A passenger waiting room enteredthrough a small vestibule with marble wainscoting, meas-uring approximately 29 ft. x 55 ft., takes up the greaterportion of the front portion of the build-ing. The waiting room is provided witha concrete floor and plastered walls abovea marble base, and is finished in darkash. Separated from the room by a glasspartition is a refreshment room anda ladies r

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