. The street railway review . f the waiting room is utilized as a soda fountain and lunchcounter. The floor plan reproduced herewith was also designed byMr. Brown. T-rails arc laid, two heavy linibers are spiked to llie tics on eachside of each rail, close to and flush with the head of the rail. Thetwo inside timbers arc grooved out to make room for the wheelflanges. 420 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XI, No. 7. To avoid grade crossings with steam roads it was necessary todepress the street railway tracks and build bridges to carry thesteam road. A half section and end elevation for a crossing i
. The street railway review . f the waiting room is utilized as a soda fountain and lunchcounter. The floor plan reproduced herewith was also designed byMr. Brown. T-rails arc laid, two heavy linibers are spiked to llie tics on eachside of each rail, close to and flush with the head of the rail. Thetwo inside timbers arc grooved out to make room for the wheelflanges. 420 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XI, No. 7. To avoid grade crossings with steam roads it was necessary todepress the street railway tracks and build bridges to carry thesteam road. A half section and end elevation for a crossing isshown herewith The abutments are of granite 7 ft. 8 in. thick atthe middle of the base and tapering to 4 ft. at the ends of the base;the width of the abutments for the bottom four courses is 63 ft.,and at the top 17 ft. This gives the einbankment side slopes ofI/z to I. The design for crossings was made by Pierce & Barnes,of Boston, engineers for the road. The road is protected with the United States Electric Signal LEXINGTON & BOSTON CAR HOUSE. block signal system, which is giving excellent satisfaction. Carsare dispatched by a telephone system supplied by Couch & Boston. At present the company owns 13 45-ft. closed cars and 24 12 and15-bench open cars, all built by the Wason Manufacturing Co., ofSpringfield, Mass. The cars are mounted on Bemis double trucks,and each is equipped with four G. E. 67 motors. Part of the carsare fitted with Christensen air brakes. The Wilson trolley catcher,furnished by the Frank Ridlon Co., is used for holding the trolleyrope. The Lexington & Boston Street Ry. conies into direct competitionwith the Boston & Maine steam road for through traffic fromLowell into Boston. The steam fare is 65 cents for this distance.
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