. The Street railway journal . eciative of the change. In 1891 the road to Horn wasoperated by six horse cars, while it is now operated by fiveelectrical cars, the time occupied in the journey remain-ing the same; yet taking 1891 and 1892 and comparingthe incomes, we find that only 71, marks, were takenin the former year, while in the latter the fares reached The Hepair Shops and Car House of the AlbanyRailway, Albany, N. Y. The repair shops of the Albany Railway, and the carhouse for the Troy and Albany division, are located atNorth Albany, near the corner of Broadway and ErieStreet. Th
. The Street railway journal . eciative of the change. In 1891 the road to Horn wasoperated by six horse cars, while it is now operated by fiveelectrical cars, the time occupied in the journey remain-ing the same; yet taking 1891 and 1892 and comparingthe incomes, we find that only 71, marks, were takenin the former year, while in the latter the fares reached The Hepair Shops and Car House of the AlbanyRailway, Albany, N. Y. The repair shops of the Albany Railway, and the carhouse for the Troy and Albany division, are located atNorth Albany, near the corner of Broadway and ErieStreet. The buildings were originally the car house andstables of the Watervliet Turnpike & Railroad Company,but since the latter company has come under the man-agement of the Albany Railway, they have been enlargedand adapted to the requirements of the electric 4 shows the exterior of the two buildings, the one atthe left being the repair shop. The car house, the frontof which is also shown, is 70 X 200 ft. It has seven. FIG. 1—INTERIOR OF CAR HOUSE, ALBANY RAILWAY—ALBANY, N. Y. 86, marks, exclusive of extra cars and commutationtickets. This shows an increase in the business of 15,, marks, or per cent, by the abandonment ofhorse traction. The entire expense for the past eightmonths amounted to 32, marks, or 36 per cent, ofthe income. This result was, of course, vastly modified in1893, as aH the lines have since been equipped with elec-tricity, and the station expenses are now distributedover a larger number of cars. In conclusion, the Bremen road is now an example tocontinental cities, and, should they follow it, they will findit probably as productive of as excellent results as shownin the foregoing. The Cleveland Electric Railway Company intends tocarry out the promises made by the East Cleveland Rail-road Company, one of the old lines recently consolidated,with regard to the distribution of money prizes to themen working on that line. The amoun
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