. The Street railway journal . rred. Suffice it to say that water rights, land and a naviga-tion canal are owned for 50 miles on the river, and a presentdevelopment of 10,000 hp is being made. It is the intention toinstall additional alternating-current machinery in the TwelfthStreet station, to utilize the power derived from both for this development have been drawn up, and are beingcarried out under the direction of L. B. Stillwell, consultingengineer of the company. Of the railway work, the standardtrack construction is shown in one of the accompanying illus-trations. Mention
. The Street railway journal . rred. Suffice it to say that water rights, land and a naviga-tion canal are owned for 50 miles on the river, and a presentdevelopment of 10,000 hp is being made. It is the intention toinstall additional alternating-current machinery in the TwelfthStreet station, to utilize the power derived from both for this development have been drawn up, and are beingcarried out under the direction of L. B. Stillwell, consultingengineer of the company. Of the railway work, the standardtrack construction is shown in one of the accompanying illus-trations. Mention should also be made of the fact that anumber of large bridges were required, some over the riversand others to span vales in the hilly section on which Richmondand its suburbs were founded. The company owns and operates all the street railway linesin the cities of Richmond, of Manchester, which is across theriver from Richmond, and of Petersburg, which is 21 milessouth. The total mileage is miles of single track, divided. VIEW OF JAMES RIVER, SHOWING PORTION OF MAIN DAM AND LOWER DAM FOR MANCHESTER SUPPLY, VIRGINIA PASSENGER & POWER COMPANY, RICHMOND interest, have already stimulated a considerable traffic on thisaccount, and attention is now being given to the possibilitiesof extending additional branches for this travel as well as forthat of the suburbanite and the picnicker. There are, for thelast class, a considerable number of parks, both in the city andat outlying points, most of them attractive for their naturalbeauty, but others for their amusement places. It will be seenthat the Richmond system is a combination of urban, inter- as follows: In Richmond and its suburbs, 717; in Manchesterand its suburbs, ; in Petersburg and its suburbs, includingthe Richmond and Petersburg interurban road, different routes are operated in the three general map of the railway lines is reproduced on an ac-companying page. Of the total mileage, 70 mi
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