. Electric railway journal . on the east side of the baythe population served by the railway system is about 275, city is for the most part quite level, but toward the south,as indicated by the names Cerro (hill) and Jesus del Monte(Jesus of the Mountain), the ground rises considerably andaffords some long and fairly severe grades for the cars tonegotiate. TRACK AND ROADWAY The map on page 906 shows the system as constructed anH of City from Across the Bay the newer work is of Lorain guarantee construction with re-newable manganese centers. A form of track gage and standard devised loca
. Electric railway journal . on the east side of the baythe population served by the railway system is about 275, city is for the most part quite level, but toward the south,as indicated by the names Cerro (hill) and Jesus del Monte(Jesus of the Mountain), the ground rises considerably andaffords some long and fairly severe grades for the cars tonegotiate. TRACK AND ROADWAY The map on page 906 shows the system as constructed anH of City from Across the Bay the newer work is of Lorain guarantee construction with re-newable manganese centers. A form of track gage and standard devised locally has beenfound rather useful. It consists of rail sections united by I-beams and is frequently checked by comparing with it thewheel gage and a good steel tape. Experience showed thatthe ordinary track gage, because of rough handling, soon be-came inaccurate. Hence each of the present gages consists oftwo heavy forgings united solidly by a 2-in. pipe. These gageshave proved very satisfactory and although checked with the. Havana Electric Railway—A Handsome Avenue in Havana projected. The roadbed throughout Havana and Marianao issolid concrete with steel ties spaced 10 ft. apart. The railspecified by the army engineers was Pennsylvania section,No. 255, weighing 90 lb. This is an extremely difficult sectionfor operation owing to its very shallow and narrow groove,so that a very slight departure from the gage, which is stand-ard, makes itself known by the sound and wear of the carwheels. This section was insisted upon by the army engineers, standard semi-weekly have very seldom required the construction of new track the gages are checkeddaily. Along part of the bay front the tracks are raised and carriedby a steel elevated structure. A plate girder drawbridge forsingle track with wood trestle approaches spans the Almen-dares River and joins the Havana Electric Railway Companytracks with the Insular Railway. May 27, 1911.] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. 909 The co
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