. The Street railway journal . FIG. 17.—ENTRANCE TO LYON STATION larity, but they are placed nearly opposite each copper bonds \ in. in diameter unite the track rails,passing over the fish-plates; the third rail has short, flatbonds. The photograph Vincennes station (Fig. 4) istaken on the departure platform. It will be rememberedthat a separate station is built to receive incoming trains,two tracks being used in each case, one on either side ofthe platform, and the two stations are identical in the stairway the two tracks join and pass by wayof a narrow tunnel
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 17.—ENTRANCE TO LYON STATION larity, but they are placed nearly opposite each copper bonds \ in. in diameter unite the track rails,passing over the fish-plates; the third rail has short, flatbonds. The photograph Vincennes station (Fig. 4) istaken on the departure platform. It will be rememberedthat a separate station is built to receive incoming trains,two tracks being used in each case, one on either side ofthe platform, and the two stations are identical in the stairway the two tracks join and pass by wayof a narrow tunnel to the other station. The platformsare of sufficient length to permit of two trains standing oneach side, thus allowing of convenient storage. At this. FIG. 20.—BASTILLE STATION, SHOWING THIRD RAIL end of the line, however, there has been provided a carhouse, to which a branch line is run from the loop betweenthe stations. The accompanying engraving (Fig. 21) showsthe building in course of construction, and the yard out-side, which will be laid with tracks, accommodating 150 motor cars and trailers for the present. The first orderfor motor cars called for forty-six, and at the time of start-ing the road there were twenty-two delivered, twelve beingfurnished with controllers at each end, so that they maybe run in either direction, and ten having a single con-troller. The single-controller cars are intended for useon those sections of the road where loops are used at theterminal stations, as there is then no necessity to provide
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