. Cassier's magazine. ction of standard elec-tric railway lines to accommodate theincreasing traffic. As an importantfactor in the future growth of a country,the trackless trolley enters the field oftransportation with every promise ofimmediate success. The several trackless trolley lines inoperation in Continental Europe affordabundant evidence of their future possi-bilities elsewhere. One of the mostimportant of these new types of sub-urban lines is the Haidebahn, run-ning between Dresden and Klotzsche,in Germany, and operated by the Allge-meine Electricitats Gesellschaft, ofBerlin. This roa
. Cassier's magazine. ction of standard elec-tric railway lines to accommodate theincreasing traffic. As an importantfactor in the future growth of a country,the trackless trolley enters the field oftransportation with every promise ofimmediate success. The several trackless trolley lines inoperation in Continental Europe affordabundant evidence of their future possi-bilities elsewhere. One of the mostimportant of these new types of sub-urban lines is the Haidebahn, run-ning between Dresden and Klotzsche,in Germany, and operated by the Allge-meine Electricitats Gesellschaft, ofBerlin. This road is about two mileslong, and has been in active operationfor sOme time. The regular overheadtrolley wires were strung along the high-way as feeders to the omnibuses. Thecost of putting up the poles and wires wasabout the same as for an ordinary elec-tric railway, but there was comparativelylittle expense for the building of theroad bed. This consisted of one sideof the regular highway, which was 320 CASSIERS MAGAZINE. ELECTRIC TROLLEY OMNIBUS LINES 321
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