. Electric railway journal . Electric \ Connecticut Way—Bitulithic Construction, Greenwich tt H Note: Center to be Crowned -24U - 7-701U Vbelwcen Tracks s i ^ ° , Top «f Rail % Btlu» Top of Head j// 1 /.Above Top of Rail. Electric Connecticut Way—Asphalt and Wood Block Construction,New Britain Level|Toi, of Kail Head Metropolit;i 2 ■ t v - ■ -. vj. 1:3:6 , Concrete . - - ■ »:-j: ° - - Bottom of Tie V i y\ | 1 Electric K Connecticut Way—Metropolitan Block Pavement, Stamford asphalt. In the last construction it will be observed that3-in. rather than 33^

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. Electric railway journal . Electric \ Connecticut Way—Bitulithic Construction, Greenwich tt H Note: Center to be Crowned -24U - 7-701U Vbelwcen Tracks s i ^ ° , Top «f Rail % Btlu» Top of Head j// 1 /.Above Top of Rail. Electric Connecticut Way—Asphalt and Wood Block Construction,New Britain Level|Toi, of Kail Head Metropolit;i 2 ■ t v - ■ -. vj. 1:3:6 , Concrete . - - ■ »:-j: ° - - Bottom of Tie V i y\ | 1 Electric K Connecticut Way—Metropolitan Block Pavement, Stamford asphalt. In the last construction it will be observed that3-in. rather than 33^-in. wood blocks were used so as toclear the bottom flange at the rail. All of the ties are 8 ft. x 6 ft. x 8 in. in size, spaced mized streets the company lays 6 in. to 7 in. of macadam,in accordance with the practice on the rest of the road-way. In a few cases where the rails were only 5 in. highthe highway commissioner and others interested per- August 30, 1913. ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 333 mitted a depth of macadam equivalent to the height ofthe rail. The standard interurban track is an 80-lb and ordinary six-bolt joints with holes spaced 1 15/

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