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Identifier: canadiantransport1921 (find matches)
Title: Canadian transportation & distribution management
Year: 1921 (1920s)
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Subjects: Freight and freightage Shipment of goods Transportation
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Southam Business Publications
Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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, then along the main concreteducts, running under the pits. Second-ary tile pipes will run the length of thebuildings, carrying the air along underthe pits. The repair section to the northwill have a wood block floor, and one re-pair track will be equipped with hoistingmachinery to raise the cars from the block with cement grout. The specialtrack work will be A.E.R.A. standard122 lb. girder and 100 lb. girder guardrail. This piece of construction will con-nect the Toronto Civic Ry. Danforth Ave.and Gerrard St. lines with the TorontoRy. lines at Queen St., making a newnorth and south line from Queen St. toDanforth Ave. An intersection has been installed at Land has been acquired for the con-struction of a loop line at the Bloor andJane Streets terminus. It is said that an antomatic substationwill be built on Eglinton Ave., North To-ronto. Omnibus Service.—A full descriptionof the omnibusses ordered by the Com-mission is given on another page. Aservice was started Sept. 20 along Hum-
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Toronto Transportation Commissions Motor Car, Exterior. trucks. Wheel grinders will be installedand other smaller equipment for carry-ing out minor repairs. The whole groupof buildings, both old and new, will besprinklered throughout, and a 40,000 gall,tank will be erected to supplement thecity pressure. The storage sheds properwill be open both ends, and each trackbay will be equipped with rolling steeldoors raised and lowered by individualmotors. It is expected to have the newbuidings completed by December. Theapproximate cost is $220,000. Track Construction, Betterments, Etc.The Commission has about 2,000 menlaying new lines, changing old ones, in-stalling new intersections and makingother betterments on various parts ofthe system. The Dundas line from Keele St. is thefirst to be completely overhauled for theoperation of the new cars, it being oneof the lines with a wide devil strip. Forthe operation of this line a loop has beenbuilt from Teraulay St., by the back ofthe City Hall,

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