. Electric railway gazette . Third Ward Street Railway, York. The Third Ward Street Railway which wasequipped by the Thomson-Houston Electriccompany, jhas been in operation since Nov. 29th1888. This line comprises three miles of trackwith the necessary turnouts. It runs throughGenesee street, the principal residence street ofSyracuse, and terminates in the business centerof the city. There are nine curves on the line, three ofwhich are reverse. Overhead construction hasbeen used throughout the entire line. At present there are eight cars in use, twoequipped with two 15 Thomso
. Electric railway gazette . Third Ward Street Railway, York. The Third Ward Street Railway which wasequipped by the Thomson-Houston Electriccompany, jhas been in operation since Nov. 29th1888. This line comprises three miles of trackwith the necessary turnouts. It runs throughGenesee street, the principal residence street ofSyracuse, and terminates in the business centerof the city. There are nine curves on the line, three ofwhich are reverse. Overhead construction hasbeen used throughout the entire line. At present there are eight cars in use, twoequipped with two 15 Thomson-Houstonmotors, and six with two 10 each. The station and car house are situated abouta mile and a quarter from the center of the city,and directly on the line of the road. The power plantconsists of two 80 Thom-son-Houston generators, two 80 Armington. ^■w4
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