. The street railway review . FIG. 2.—FREIGHT AND EXPRESS CAR. The Akron, Bedford & Cleveland Railroad Company hasa contract with the American Express Company and pro-vides five combination cars for the traffic. The road is 26miles in length and the fare varies from 5 to 60 cents, thelatter being the charge for a ride from Akron to Cleveland. The Toledo (O.) & Maumee Valley Railway, 22 miles inlength, and the Toledo, Bowling Green & Fremont Rail-way,-13 miles long, are under the same management. Thecompanies have four combination cars but can not do afreight or express business on account of t
. The street railway review . FIG. 2.—FREIGHT AND EXPRESS CAR. The Akron, Bedford & Cleveland Railroad Company hasa contract with the American Express Company and pro-vides five combination cars for the traffic. The road is 26miles in length and the fare varies from 5 to 60 cents, thelatter being the charge for a ride from Akron to Cleveland. The Toledo (O.) & Maumee Valley Railway, 22 miles inlength, and the Toledo, Bowling Green & Fremont Rail-way,-13 miles long, are under the same management. Thecompanies have four combination cars but can not do afreight or express business on account of the contract withthe city company although a good business could be se-cured if arrangements could be made. Fig. 3 represents aticket of the Toledo & Maumee Valley Railway Companywith stations and rates of fare given, and Fig. 4 shows the MAKE YOUR SHIPMENTS ELECTRIC FREIGHT AND PACKAGE LINE
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