. The street railway review . f of the cab being within the car and half on the plat-form. These cars weigh lb., exclusive of the motors, andabout 62,000 lb., including everything wlien loaded to their maxi- The companys shops are in a two story building adjacent tothe structure and lying between Throop St. and Center .Ave. Thesecond floor is on a level with the tracks; all work on the carbodies and light repairs are made on this llcjnr. For heavy repairsthe trucks and motors are taken lo the lower floor on a hydraulicelevator. On Feb. I, i8g7, the company defaulted on its bonds, andfor
. The street railway review . f of the cab being within the car and half on the plat-form. These cars weigh lb., exclusive of the motors, andabout 62,000 lb., including everything wlien loaded to their maxi- The companys shops are in a two story building adjacent tothe structure and lying between Throop St. and Center .Ave. Thesecond floor is on a level with the tracks; all work on the carbodies and light repairs are made on this llcjnr. For heavy repairsthe trucks and motors are taken lo the lower floor on a hydraulicelevator. On Feb. I, i8g7, the company defaulted on its bonds, andforeclosure proceedings were at once instituted, Dickinson being appointed receiver. In 1898 a reorganization waseffected and the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railway Co. tookcharge of the property in February, 1899. The last two years have shown a very large increase in the traflicof this road, and the daily average of passengers carried increasedfrom 44,434 for January and February, 1897, to 77,200 in December,.
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