. The street railway review . ced for ext. operating on the Vedado line are ttorcd at niirht. gates, which go to make up a convenient and satisfactory car. Themotors are the G. E. 52. ■ r. , r- ■ The track is laid with 90 lb. rails, Pennsylvania Steel Co s. sec-tion No. 255 for straight track, and No. 215 on curves below tooft radius The subconstruction is of concrete 6 in. deep, andsteel tics 5 ft X 7 in. X i-16 in. are spaced 10 ft. between centers. 758 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XI, No. lo. Six-bolt tram rail joints are used. The pavement is either asphaltblock or vitrified brick. The acc
. The street railway review . ced for ext. operating on the Vedado line are ttorcd at niirht. gates, which go to make up a convenient and satisfactory car. Themotors are the G. E. 52. ■ r. , r- ■ The track is laid with 90 lb. rails, Pennsylvania Steel Co s. sec-tion No. 255 for straight track, and No. 215 on curves below tooft radius The subconstruction is of concrete 6 in. deep, andsteel tics 5 ft X 7 in. X i-16 in. are spaced 10 ft. between centers. 758 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XI, No. lo. Six-bolt tram rail joints are used. The pavement is either asphaltblock or vitrified brick. The accompanying illustrations show in cross section the detailsof the overhead and track work. The trolley wires are supported on tubular steel poles where the been built at the ends of divisions. These stations are all ofsteel and brick construction and are as follows: Curmelo, 269 x134 ft.; Cerro, 96 x 99 ft.; Jesus del Monte, 185 x 68 ft.; Prin-cipe, no X 50 system comprises miles of track, of which 20 miles is. LA PUNTA, SHOWINC; MORRO CASTLE IN THE DISTANCE. Streets are wide enough to permit of the poles being set by thecurb, but on narrow streets where every inch of room is neededpipe trusses have been placed across the streets and against poles are 26 ft. over all in two sections, 5-in. and 6-in. feeders, of which there are 97,764 tt. of i,ooo,ooo-c. m. cable double. The company employs 240 conductors and 240 motormen,who are paid $ in Spanish silver for 10 hours work. Trackmenreceive $ in Spanish silver for 10 hours work. Since the Vedado line, the first line opened for traffic operation,started the 10 other routes have been added, until now the cars are
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