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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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ylvania,the electric road will probablymake no attempt to do astrictly freight business withtrains of box cars, althoughthe road is adapted for thiswork, but it will undoubtedlyderive considerable businessfrom switching cars to fac-tories and other points notreached by the steam line. Atpresent it is handling express matter in combination cars, and itwill shortly install a 47-ft. express car. It will handle high-class freight at rates somewhat higher than steam freight rates,and will operate express service at rates about the same asthose of the old-line companies, making deliveries in Salem,Alliance and Canton. The company interchanges business withthe Canton-Akron Company for points on its system, and nego-tiations are on with the Electric Package Company, of Cleve-land, whereby that company may take goods for Cleveland in 1292* CASH FARE RECEIPT. The highest numberhereon indicates theamount paid. 5 Cents 5 IO it 10 15 if ir> 20 it 20 25 ti 25 30 a 20 35 if 3? 40 t i CASH RECEIPT
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THE SALEM TERMINAL OF THE STARK ELECTRIC RAILWAY THE OLD AND THE NEW—AN ANCIENT NEGRO CABINCONTRASTED WITH A MODERN INTERURBAN CAR but the cars lay up on a siding adjoining a building which wasleased and fitted up as a passenger and freight station, as illus-trated. It is possible that the company may decide to build beyondSalem, to either Columbiana or Lisbon, or perhaps to bothpoints. The former place is now connected with Youngstownby the Youngstown & Southern Railway, at present run as asteam line, but designed for third-rail operation, which wouldgive through electric connection from Canton to Youngstown.Lisbon is the county seat of Columbiana County, but the pres- connection with the business it already handles over the Can-ton-Akron line from Canton. Through shipments are at pres-ent possible, but the goods have to be reshipped at Canton.Goods from Louisville, Maximo, Sebring and Salem are fre-quently taken to Alliance and shipped to Cleveland over thePennsylvania, which

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