. The Street railway journal . in fact, the samematerial has been used inbuilding a large dry-dock inthe harbor-of Naples. The Pugliano station atthe beginning of the line hasnot yet been definitely com-pleted, owing to the fact thatsome arrangement is - to bemade for connection withthe proposed Naples-Resinaline. A connection is alsoproposed with the Circum-vesuviana line, which is nowunder construction. FromPugliano the line traverses avery fertile agricultural dis-trict, and just before reach-ing the rack road passes through a number of petrifiedlava streams. The first station, San Vito, is
. The Street railway journal . in fact, the samematerial has been used inbuilding a large dry-dock inthe harbor-of Naples. The Pugliano station atthe beginning of the line hasnot yet been definitely com-pleted, owing to the fact thatsome arrangement is - to bemade for connection withthe proposed Naples-Resinaline. A connection is alsoproposed with the Circum-vesuviana line, which is nowunder construction. FromPugliano the line traverses avery fertile agricultural dis-trict, and just before reach-ing the rack road passes through a number of petrifiedlava streams. The first station, San Vito, is in the middleof the garden district, about .87 mile ( km) from thebeginning of the line. From this point the railway rims miles ( km) in an almost straight line to the rack road. 694 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXIII. No. ig. The lower portion of the latter road passes through inhabitedterritory, but soon enters a large forest, from which it does notemerge until it reaches the observatory. This section is cut. anchored by means of iron tie-plates. On straight track ofthe electric railway divisions the joints are furnished with theusual base plates as well as angle-plates. Oak ties are usedthroughout rather than metal ones, as they can be replacedmore quickly in case of lava overflows and because the Strubrack system operates equally well with metal or wooden ties are 6 ft. long, ins. to 7 ins. wide, and ins. to ..1J r § Mr * —S • ■{■ ft \ i. isoq 1
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