. The street railway review . C. E. rails withContinuous rail joints and Crown rail bonds made by the Amer-ican Steel & Wipe Co. The ties, which arc of oak and cedar, arelaid 2 ft. between centers and the road is rock ballasted Short Line throughout its entire length, with the exception ofthe route through Monroe, is built on a private right of way. Nearthe city of Detroit is a short section about one mile in length whichinvolved the expenditure of over $150,000 for construction. Besidesbuying a right of way through valuable property it was necessary toprovide a drawbridge which
. The street railway review . C. E. rails withContinuous rail joints and Crown rail bonds made by the Amer-ican Steel & Wipe Co. The ties, which arc of oak and cedar, arelaid 2 ft. between centers and the road is rock ballasted Short Line throughout its entire length, with the exception ofthe route through Monroe, is built on a private right of way. Nearthe city of Detroit is a short section about one mile in length whichinvolved the expenditure of over $150,000 for construction. Besidesbuying a right of way through valuable property it was necessary toprovide a drawbridge which crosses the Rouge River about 100 yardsbeyond where the company connects with the tracks of the DetroitUnited Ry. at Woodmcre, also over crossings for three steam roadsand under crossings for three steam roads. The elevated crossingsare over the Michigan Central and Wabash railroads near Woodmereand the Detroit Southern near Trenton, wdiile three subways takethe line under the Lake Shore, Ann Arbor and Michigan Central.
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