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Title: Electric railway review
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: American Street and Interurban Railway Association
Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Wilson Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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ystem of the MilwaukeeElectric Railway & Light Company and the Milwaukee LightHeat & Traction Company, which is controlled by the formerand operates suburban and interurban lines in the vicinityof Milwaukee. This map shows the lines constructed andnow in operation, the lines surveyed and projected, possiblefuture extensions not yet surveyed and connecting linesoperated by other companies. The company has recently put into operation 13 miles of only other Ganz car in actual service in this country is theone in use on the Florida East Coast Railway. This carwas imported from Europe, where a great many of the carsare in use, giving satisfactory service. The Erie car, as may be seen from the accompanyingillustrations, is similar in appearance to the standard sub-urban passenger coach of the railroad company. The caris divided into four compartments. The motor compartmentin the forward end occupies six feet. Immediately behindthis is a similar space for baggage. Next is the smoking
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Ganz Steam Motor Car—Truck Carrying Engine Cylinders. new track between Waukesha Beach and Oconomowoc, andintends within the next few days to begin operating overabout 11 miles of additional new track from Muskego Centerto Mukwonago. This will be followed within a very shorttime by the opening of seven miles of new lines, still furtherextending this new line to East Troy. Work is now inprogress on a line from St. .Marlins to Waterford and Burling-ton, which will probably be opened this fall, and constructionis being rapidly pushed on the line between Oconomowocand Watertown, 11 miles, which is expected to be in opiHon next spring. Numerous other linee are being •pected, surveyed and laid out. compartment with 12 seats. The rest of the car is the gen-eral passenger compartment Th( car Is 58 feet long overall and has seats for 50 passengers. The weight in wotorder is 1., tons, the use of a wooden body making the carheavier than the all-steel construction Ganz car. which isbeing buil

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