. The Street railway journal . CONSTRUCTION NEAR WOODS Street in Pittsford, and through the center of the village ofPittsford, and from this point a branch or spur line will bebuilt to the prosperous village of Fairport, about 4 miles to thenortheast. From Iittsford the main line passes easterlythrough the famous Shetland Pony Farm, and then throughthe village of Victor and East Victor, on private right of wayto Canandaigua. the county seat of Ontario County, where ittraverses Main Street, through its entire length, to the footof Canandaigua Lake, where the power house, shops and carhous
. The Street railway journal . CONSTRUCTION NEAR WOODS Street in Pittsford, and through the center of the village ofPittsford, and from this point a branch or spur line will bebuilt to the prosperous village of Fairport, about 4 miles to thenortheast. From Iittsford the main line passes easterlythrough the famous Shetland Pony Farm, and then throughthe village of Victor and East Victor, on private right of wayto Canandaigua. the county seat of Ontario County, where ittraverses Main Street, through its entire length, to the footof Canandaigua Lake, where the power house, shops and carhouse are located. In the village of Canandaigua the lineoperates over the tracks of the Ontario Light & Traction Com-. ELECTRIC LINE PARALLELING AUBURN BRANCH OF NEW YORK CENTRAL pany, which have been entirely rebuilt and relaid with new73-lb., first quality girder rail. The line has also been providedwith new overhead equipment for this purpose. The localcompany is owned and controlled by the owners of the Roches-ter & Eastern, but the latter has also its own franchisesthrough the village. From Canandaigua the line will pass, when completed, dueeast, entirely on private right of way, through DunkelsCorners, Seneca Castle and the towns of Hopewell and Seneca, 92 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXIII. No. 3. to the city of Geneva, which it enters on Castle Street andpenetrates to the foot of Seneca Lake. The total mileage of the system, including the branch toFairport, but not the distance of 2^4 miles within the city ofRochester, is miles. ROADBED CONSTRUCTION The road is built for the most part on a private right of way,averaging 66 ft. wide, which was bought outright at a costapproximating $1
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