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Identifier: electricrailwayr17amer (find matches)
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
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crush horror until a permanenl remedy can lie had by th< building of more bridges, tunnels or subways, and that mak-ing tin- terries free to all users would greatly help to givenew lite lo the dserted ferry localities, stimulate business,encourage manufacturers to settle there. Improve proiand in- a -reat convenience to the residents ol IIcted districts of this neglected borough. 356 ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW Vol. XVII. No. 11. THE MANCHESTER & NASHUA STREET RAILWAY. The Manchester & Nashua Street Railway, an importantnew electric interurban line in southern New Hampshire,connects the lines of the Boston & Northern Street RailwayCompany in the outskirts of Nashua with the system of theManchester Traction Light & Power Company, and formsthe final link in the continuous trolley route between Boston,Lowell, Nashua, Manchester and Concord. The new linebegan operation on January 1, 1907. It is owned by the Man-chester Traction Light & Power Company, whose officers are:
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Manchester-Nashua Street Railway—Map of Route and Con-nections. President, William A. Tucker; vice-president and generalmanager, J. Brodie Smith: treasurer, S. Reed Anthony. Route.In physical features the new road is somewhat unique, atleast in comparison with other electric lines in New England.It is built entirely upon a private right of way; the heaviestgrade is about 1.5 per cent and the sharpest curve has aradius of 1,042 feet. Long tangents are frequent, and inseveral localities the track is straight for upwards of twomiles. Most of the electric railways in New England have acertain percentage of their lines located in the public high-ways, and severe grades or sharp curves are frequent charac-teristics of the profile and alignment. Fast running is there-fore out of the question, except where the character of road-bed and track construction on the private right of way is sufficiently substantial to permil speeds of 40 miles per hourand upwards. The length of the new line in Go

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  • bookyear:1906
  • bookdecade:1900
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  • bookauthor:American_Street_and_Interurban_Railway_Association
  • booksubject:Street_railroads
  • booksubject:Electric_railroads
  • bookpublisher:Chicago___Wilson_Co
  • bookcontributor:Carnegie_Library_of_Pittsburgh
  • booksponsor:Lyrasis_Members_and_Sloan_Foundation
  • bookleafnumber:393
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