. The street railway review . ROBERT Mcculloch, General Manairer GEO. O. NAOLE, Gen. M^fr. and Supt. Immediately upon the construction of the first line anotherwas laid in a similar manner on Wabash and Cottage Grove Lake St. to 39th St., making, with that built the previousyear, 20A miles of cable track, and all operated from one centralpower station. During the summer 1886, the State St. line was extended to 63dSt., making a continuous double track cable line over seven miles. 521) ST. AND WAIiASU AVE. -STATION, CHICAGO CITY RY. in a straight line, and adding six miles to th
. The street railway review . ROBERT Mcculloch, General Manairer GEO. O. NAOLE, Gen. M^fr. and Supt. Immediately upon the construction of the first line anotherwas laid in a similar manner on Wabash and Cottage Grove Lake St. to 39th St., making, with that built the previousyear, 20A miles of cable track, and all operated from one centralpower station. During the summer 1886, the State St. line was extended to 63dSt., making a continuous double track cable line over seven miles. 521) ST. AND WAIiASU AVE. -STATION, CHICAGO CITY RY. in a straight line, and adding six miles to the cable system. Thisnew line was, however, operated from a power station situatedmidway between 39th St. and 63d and was also converted froma horse line to cable. In 1887 the Wabash and Cottage Grove line was extended southto 71st St., with a branch running east to Jackson Park in 55thSt.; the next spring the main line was extended a few blocks far-ther to give more ready access to Oakwood Cemetery. This ad-dition increased the total cable mileage to miles measured assingle track. The first franchises for electric traction were secured in 1892, andall except the cable lines equipped as rapidly as possible; at thepresent time the companys lines comprise miles, measuredas single track, electric, cable and horse. The company has five power houses—three cable and two elec-tric. The first cable station is that at 21st and State Sts., whichwas built in 188
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