. The street railway review . OFFirE .\ND M.\IN POWER ST.\TI0N, nillADELPH I.\ & WEST CHESTER CO. as tlie i)hysical condition of the ronilway will permit, is Iieing con-structed along steam railroad standards. The double track is beingbuilt by Messrs. Millard & McGraw, contractors, and the new trackwill be laid with 70-lb. A. S. C. E. standard T-rail: the old rail is58-lb. and 60-lb. T with Continuous joints. The old track is beingrebuilt by the companys force. A new steel viaduct 200 ft. long with masonry piers has Just beencompleted at Ridley Creek. This viaduct will decrease the g
. The street railway review . OFFirE .\ND M.\IN POWER ST.\TI0N, nillADELPH I.\ & WEST CHESTER CO. as tlie i)hysical condition of the ronilway will permit, is Iieing con-structed along steam railroad standards. The double track is beingbuilt by Messrs. Millard & McGraw, contractors, and the new trackwill be laid with 70-lb. A. S. C. E. standard T-rail: the old rail is58-lb. and 60-lb. T with Continuous joints. The old track is beingrebuilt by the companys force. A new steel viaduct 200 ft. long with masonry piers has Just beencompleted at Ridley Creek. This viaduct will decrease the grade. R. R. at Garrettford Road on a steel viaduct; it will also cross theDarliv Creek near Clifton on a steel girder bridge. Train Service. The company operates a normal headway of 30 minutes fromPhiladelphia to West Chester and a similar schedule to Ardmore;when the tratfic conditions require it, a 15-minute service isoperated. This service will be greatly increased upon the comple-tion of the Market .St. elevated railway. The line is protected by
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