. The Street railway journal . A tllAKACTERlSTIC SfKXE DITRING THE TRACK CONSTRUC-TION PERIOD, SHOWING THE NARROW ANDCURVED STREETS paved with asphalt or Belgium blocks a Lorain section 74-lb. grooved rail if used, and on the other streets aLorain section No. 263 6o-lb. T-rail, 6-ins. high. On account of the narrow streets the cars are operated in only. WAGON FOR SETTING POLES TOWER WAGON IN SERVICE traction. In addition to the city road there are two inter-urban lines, one from Lima to Chorillos, a distance of 8miles, and the other from Lima to Callao, a distance of 7miles. By a recent
. The Street railway journal . A tllAKACTERlSTIC SfKXE DITRING THE TRACK CONSTRUC-TION PERIOD, SHOWING THE NARROW ANDCURVED STREETS paved with asphalt or Belgium blocks a Lorain section 74-lb. grooved rail if used, and on the other streets aLorain section No. 263 6o-lb. T-rail, 6-ins. high. On account of the narrow streets the cars are operated in only. WAGON FOR SETTING POLES TOWER WAGON IN SERVICE traction. In addition to the city road there are two inter-urban lines, one from Lima to Chorillos, a distance of 8miles, and the other from Lima to Callao, a distance of 7miles. By a recent combination, all of the electric interestsin the vicinity of Lima have come into one company, theEmpresas Electricas Associadas. This comprises, in addi-tion to the three railways above mentioned, the Empresa one direction on a street and the track is laid on one sidenear the curb. Many difficulties were encountered in constructing thetrolley, as the poles could not be placed on the curb nearthe track. It was necessary, therefore either to place themagainst the buildings or on the other side of the street,which would require a very long bracket. As a rule the May 4, 1907.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 793 buildings are close together and have overhanging bal-conies, a condition which has necessitated a great manyspecial arrangements for suspending the trol
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