. The street railway review . Railway Company. 9 DelirLder-Ansiciit SchTLitt g i^. TRACK CONSTRUCTION ON CURVE OF IRON VIADUCT. and affords an immense gain to the development of thecity both by its connection with the trunk line terminals,and as a cross town rapid transit line. When we speak of rapid transit we must rememberthat express trains in Germany even now, rarely exceed25 miles an hour, and this used to be such a high ratethat it was graded down by four different rates before theordinary passenger train was reached, the speed ofwhich might well have earned it tlu title of Huckle-berry

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. The street railway review . Railway Company. 9 DelirLder-Ansiciit SchTLitt g i^. TRACK CONSTRUCTION ON CURVE OF IRON VIADUCT. and affords an immense gain to the development of thecity both by its connection with the trunk line terminals,and as a cross town rapid transit line. When we speak of rapid transit we must rememberthat express trains in Germany even now, rarely exceed25 miles an hour, and this used to be such a high ratethat it was graded down by four different rates before theordinary passenger train was reached, the speed ofwhich might well have earned it tlu title of Huckle-berry Line. Tliere are three .steam tramways in In-rlin. one of them DETAILS OF RAILING. Before determining upon the character to be given tothe raihva}-, an examination was made of the urban rail-ways of London and New York, and stud} wasde\oted to the requirements of Berlin both for the presentand future. The two follow ing fundamental points wereestablished as regulating the construction: 1. The railwav was not to be regarded merely as anindependent means of communication,

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