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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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signee and destination, and Monument Beach local points. description of articles and charges. At the office of the Table II.—Rates in Cents per Hundred Pounds. freight department in New Bedford receipts, cash, bills and Class ■ reports are kept with the usual ledger accounts. FaiihavVenBedf0nl.... .5 5 ; . B^!? Six cars are available for express service, four being in Mattapolseti 7 7 6 5 s 6.75 use constantly. One of the illustrations is an exterior view Marion S 8 7 G 5 12 Wareham 11 10 9 s 7 17.5 or one ot the through cars running to Fall River and Provi- ■Onlet Wareh.an.. !i 12 li 10 9 20.6 dence. All the cars are double trucked, with four-motor equip- Bourne .... ..16 13 12 10 9 24 nients. and they are geared for a maximum speed of about Buzzards Bav 15 13 12 10 9 25 Monument Beach 17 n 13 ll 10 ^6.75 20 miles per hour. The car bodies are 30 feet long, and vesti- The running time to Wareham is 1:, hours and to Onset bales are provided at each end. Fenders, wheel guards, air
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Electric Freight Handling at New Bedford. Mass.—Electric FreightStation, William and Bethel Streets. 2V4 hours. In the summer season the population of the Buz-zards and Narragansett Bay territories is very much enlarged,and the electric express service has proved to be a greatconvenience. Even in the winter season persons living in thedistricts served can telephone orders to New Bedford in themorning and receive their goods the same afternoon by 3:30or J: 3l>. A sketch map of the lines traversed by the throughexpress cars is shown. Warehouses for the temporary stor-age of goods are located at Westport, Fall River. Mattapoisett..Marion. Wareham. Onset and Bourne. Agents of the company Electric Freight Handling at New Bedford, Mass.—Express Car. brakes and double trolleys are installed. The motors aremainly General Electric 67 or Westinghouse 51, and the freightcapacity of each car is from 12 to 14 tons. The crew consistsof a motormau and a conductor, who handle the freighttogeth

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