. The street railway review . n order to gain an entrance to the center of the city of Elgin,iiid remain on a private right of way, it was necessary for thecompany to purchase a mile of river front, from the terminal sta-tion south, and build a roadbed high enough to avoid troul)le fromfloods. An accompanying illustration shows the roadbed al nearlythe southern end of this piece of construction work. There were inall about 200,000 cu. yd. of embankment required at this his filling material was obtained from the deep cuts which it wasnecessary to make in order to obtain a gradual rise o
. The street railway review . n order to gain an entrance to the center of the city of Elgin,iiid remain on a private right of way, it was necessary for thecompany to purchase a mile of river front, from the terminal sta-tion south, and build a roadbed high enough to avoid troul)le fromfloods. An accompanying illustration shows the roadbed al nearlythe southern end of this piece of construction work. There were inall about 200,000 cu. yd. of embankment required at this his filling material was obtained from the deep cuts which it wasnecessary to make in order to obtain a gradual rise out of the FoxRiver valley. Within a few miles .south of Elgin the line intersectsthe Chicago Great Western Ry. and the Chicago. Milwaukee &St. Paul Ry. .At each of these crossings the electric track passesunder the steam track and substantial subways have been built, oneof which is illustrated. The terminal of the Hatavia branch is on the main street of thecity and at the east end of the highway bridge over the Fox XE.\R ELGIN This building, which is illustrated, is of native stone, three storiesin height. The lower floor is on a level with the tracks whichextend under the shelter of the building. On this floor is a restau-rant. The second floor is on a level with the street and is utilizedas a waiting room, ticket office and news stand. The third floor isleased to a telephone company for its Batavia central office. TheFox River line is about three blocks west from the Aurora. Elgin& Chicago terminal and across the river. This line also has a wait-ing room and station on the same street as the one which has justbeen described. 288 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XV, No. 5. Train Mar. 11, 1905, when a new schedule was made effective,both limited and local service has been offered between the FoxRiver terminal,^ and the Fifth Ave. terminal, in Chicago. Trainsare also nm for handling milk, freight, express and first train in the morning a
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