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Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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ad tracks and the cars on that section of thetrack continued running. Underljing the crossing is a solid bed of masonry to give built up to the bottom of the column or the column is length-ened. The elevation will soon l)e completed and as far asthe work has progressed there has not been even a rivetloosened and no interference of trafKc. CLEARANCE CARDS. The decision of the Appellate Court of Illinois in the caseof Charles Jenkins against the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chi-cago & St. Louis Railroad is of interest to street railways,as in all probability the same rule will be applied to them ifa similar case should arise. Jenkins was a freight conductorand was discharged by the company which declined to givehim a clearance card or letter of recommendation required byrailroads of applicants for employment who have workedfor other roads. Being unable to secure employment else-where he sued the company for damages. The finding ofthe lower court was in his favor, and the decision was sus-
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RAISING METROPOLITAN ELEVATED AT ROCKWELL STREET. rigidity to it, in fact, it is so unyielding that its maintenancehas proved very expenses. The excavation has to be madeinto this solid stone and mortar. To give the proper grade,the tracks have to be depressed for about 100 ft. on eitherside of the crossing. The Rockwell street station of thestreet railwaj- company is within this distance, and the low-ering of the tracks will necessitate changes of the tracks andturnouts from the station. Changes in the grade of the steam roads will also affectthe tracks of the elevated roads. The second illustrationshows the tracks of the Metropolitan West Side Elevatedbeing raised. It is necessary for the bridge over Rockwellstreet to be lifted 6 ft. 4^-^ in., and to give a uniform andeasy grade the whole structure will be raised for a distanceof 2,300 ft. The peculiar design, rigid connections beingomittfed every third span, and the substantial constructionenable this work to proceed without interf

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