. The street railway review . completed April 4, 1901, andis now in operation. A branch from Monroe to Monroe Beach,4 miles long, was opened on July 4t_h. The section in operation isabout 21 miles long, beginning at the terminus of the Toledo citylines and extending in a nearly northerly direction to Monroe, andfrom there to Monroe Beach. The engineering and constructionwork was done by J. G. White & Co., who secured the contractthrough their Michigan agent. Mr. Jos. E. Lockwood, president Monroe being miles, which is nearly level throughout. Themaximum grade is but per cent and thi
. The street railway review . completed April 4, 1901, andis now in operation. A branch from Monroe to Monroe Beach,4 miles long, was opened on July 4t_h. The section in operation isabout 21 miles long, beginning at the terminus of the Toledo citylines and extending in a nearly northerly direction to Monroe, andfrom there to Monroe Beach. The engineering and constructionwork was done by J. G. White & Co., who secured the contractthrough their Michigan agent. Mr. Jos. E. Lockwood, president Monroe being miles, which is nearly level throughout. Themaximum grade is but per cent and this extends only 1,000 track is laid with 70-lb. T-rails of the A. S. C E. section,made by the National Steel Co. Continuous rail joints madeby the Continuous Rail Joint Co. of America are used. The ties,which are of oak and cedar, are laid 2 ft. between centers. Theballast is broken stone. The road is operated on the alternating-direct current \ double trolly wire of No. 00 section is used, one being used by. ENdlNE AND GENERATOR ROOM. of the Michigan Electric Co. of Detroit. Nearly the entire lineis over a private right of way, and the roadbed and track havebeen built in a most substantial manner equal to the best steamroad practice. Drainage has been secured by building the road-bed 2 ft. higher than the surface of the adjacent ground, and gradecrossings with other railways have been avoided as the cars of thisroad are scheduled to run at 30 miles an hour, including stops,making the actual maximum running speed about 55 miles an road is a single track line with turnouts, the length to cars in one direction and the other by cars in the opposite direc-tion, so as to avoid overhead switches at the turnouts. A No. 0000feeder runs parallel to the track along the whole length, withadditional copper at places, making in all miles of overhead materials are of the Ohio Brass Cos. make. The poles are of wood finished in octagon shape, 37 ft. 12 i
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