. The Street railway journal . FIG. 2.—INSULATOR USED AT I1A LTIMORE, 1885^ FIG -DAFT UNDER-TRAILING CONTACT USED IN BALTIMORE IN 18S6 writer to visit Baltimore with a view to equipping the Balti-more & Hampden branch of the road with electric a subsequent letter to the Daft Company, Mr. Robbins de-scribed this branch in the following terms: There are not 2miles of street railroad in the country more difficult to operateowing to the unprecedented grades and curves, and again:There are not 300 ft. of level track at any one point on the grades vary from nothing to 350 ft. to
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 2.—INSULATOR USED AT I1A LTIMORE, 1885^ FIG -DAFT UNDER-TRAILING CONTACT USED IN BALTIMORE IN 18S6 writer to visit Baltimore with a view to equipping the Balti-more & Hampden branch of the road with electric a subsequent letter to the Daft Company, Mr. Robbins de-scribed this branch in the following terms: There are not 2miles of street railroad in the country more difficult to operateowing to the unprecedented grades and curves, and again:There are not 300 ft. of level track at any one point on the grades vary from nothing to 350 ft. to the mile, with curvesfrom 40 ft. to 70 ft. radius on heavy grades. The curve diffi-culty was further increased by the broad gage of 5 ft. 4J/ ins.,then common in Baltimore. Altogether, the prospect for aninitial contract was so far from alluring the writer had nodifficulty in disguising his enthusiasm. But like the old wood-chuck story, the road had to be there, so he returned to NewYork with the first really business r
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