. The Street railway journal . GENERAL VIEW OF FINISHED WORK AT MAIN AND MADISON STREETS, MEMPHIS JOINT CONSTRUCTION BYRAILWAY AND ELECTRICCOMPANIES. COST, 50%PRO RATA ON POLE,MATERIAL ANDLABOR ONLY and overhead line have either been constructed or recon-structed, an addition to the power house containing a 2000-hp engine has been built, and a new car barn with a capacityof 150 cars has been erected. TRACK WORK The track construction varies in paved and unpavedstreets and on private right of way. That built in asphalted bonds are located at intervals of 500 ft. The rails ofspecial work in pave
. The Street railway journal . GENERAL VIEW OF FINISHED WORK AT MAIN AND MADISON STREETS, MEMPHIS JOINT CONSTRUCTION BYRAILWAY AND ELECTRICCOMPANIES. COST, 50%PRO RATA ON POLE,MATERIAL ANDLABOR ONLY and overhead line have either been constructed or recon-structed, an addition to the power house containing a 2000-hp engine has been built, and a new car barn with a capacityof 150 cars has been erected. TRACK WORK The track construction varies in paved and unpavedstreets and on private right of way. That built in asphalted bonds are located at intervals of 500 ft. The rails ofspecial work in paved streets are 9 in. 119 lbs., and of thegrooved girder type. Memphis is very much cut up by steam roads, and, as aconsequence, there are in the neighborhood of 120 separatecrossings with steam tracks in the city and suburbs. Inreconstruction, those in the city streets have been framed
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