. The street railway review . ay eleven inches of snow fell, making thirty-five inches of snow. The storm was such as had never been knownin that section of the country before. In many places on the linesthe drifts were twelve feet deep, and nowhere less than three was a physical impossibility to keep the tracks clean, as no set ofmen could have withstood the cold, snow and wind. During the storm Mr. Coleman made his plans for opening upthe next day. Having secured nearly one thousand men they werestarted at both ends of the lines, and in the middle, dividing in themiddle and working t
. The street railway review . ay eleven inches of snow fell, making thirty-five inches of snow. The storm was such as had never been knownin that section of the country before. In many places on the linesthe drifts were twelve feet deep, and nowhere less than three was a physical impossibility to keep the tracks clean, as no set ofmen could have withstood the cold, snow and wind. During the storm Mr. Coleman made his plans for opening upthe next day. Having secured nearly one thousand men they werestarted at both ends of the lines, and in the middle, dividing in themiddle and working towards each end. In this way eleven miles ofdouble track—24 ft. wide—were cleared by nine oclock Tuesdaynight. When the sweepers were run out and the track cleared foroperation the next morning, it was found upon starting that the slotwas entirely filled from end to end. This was a problem that hadnever been anticipated, and the officers did not know just what theresult would be. However, operations were begun with a dead. ;> (iN THK .MKTKiipnLITAN HNIiS. W.\SHIN(. Ti iN. II. C. ^Ui£d%ibkviai\5VA^ 207 plow ill front, altachcd to the swcciJcr, the leads from the motorwhich op-rated the brooms being carried back to the plows of thenext car. This train was made up of three motor cars and onesweeper. fn many places alonK the line the slot was found to have beenclosed with solid ice. Whenever this was the case gasoline wassprinkled along the slot and then it was burned out, so as not toinjure the plow in any way. Apparently the snow in the slot had noappreciable effect as the cars were running the next morning. Thecoitipany did not lose a single motor during the entire month. The clearing of such a treinendous quantity of snow from thetracks, and the operation of cars so quickly, was commented uponby the papers of the city in a manner most favorable to the com-pany, and it was, in fact, a great achievement. Two of the engravings show views in front of the office of
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