. Electric railway review . oingand coming on the trains of the Richmond Fredricksburg &Potomac Railroad (steam). The electric line is over a mileshorter than the steam line and it is proposed to make amuch taster schedule and run more trains. The roadway has been built in the most substantial man-ner. The grades are all light, being lesS than 1 per cent, withlong, easy curves. Where streams had to be crossed concretearches of 4, 6, 8. 40 and 60 foot span Were used. It is notice-able that though the company could have found a differentlocation which would have cost much less, the present locat
. Electric railway review . oingand coming on the trains of the Richmond Fredricksburg &Potomac Railroad (steam). The electric line is over a mileshorter than the steam line and it is proposed to make amuch taster schedule and run more trains. The roadway has been built in the most substantial man-ner. The grades are all light, being lesS than 1 per cent, withlong, easy curves. Where streams had to be crossed concretearches of 4, 6, 8. 40 and 60 foot span Were used. It is notice-able that though the company could have found a differentlocation which would have cost much less, the present locationwas chosen in order to facilitate higher speed. The trackwas laid with 80-pound Trail and ballasted with gravel froma large pit near the main line. Near Lakeside Park it wasfound necessary to have a double-track cut one mile longand 25 feet deep in order that the grade might not be tooheavy at this point. In order to keep the grades less than 1 per cent in Rich-mond it was necessary to build a viaduct of considerable. Richmond & Chesapeake Bay Railway-View of Finished Viaduct Bents, Struts and Girders. speed line was completed, affording quick transportation fromChesapeake Bay to Richmond, Va. The first division of is now completed. It is proposed to begin constructionon the remaining part and surveys have already been madefor that purpose. Altogether the line will be about sixty milesin length. The line leaves Richmond from West Broad street, wherea handsome depot has been built, over a concrete viaductvarying in height from 14 to 70% feet, 2,800 feet in length,then runs along Brook turnpike for three miles, passing by height over a wide and deep valley which is thickly populatedand intersected with streets about 300 feet apart. The design for this structure submitted by the TrussedConcrete Steel Company of New York was accepted andthe contract for the construction was awarded to John of Richmond, Va. The viaduct was designed to carrytrains of cars each w
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