. The Street railway journal . w ith the tracks of the Buffalo Railway111 the latter city. The total length of tracks owned orleased by the company is twenty-nine miles. By traffic contracts with the Buffalo Railway Companyand Buffalo & North Tonawanda Electric Railway thiscompany thus provides a through line from all parts ofLockport to all parts of Buffalo, and also between Lock-port and Niagara Falls. It will do all the freight, mailand express business of the Erie Railroad between Lock-port and North Tonawanda, and will in many ways becomea component part of the Erie system. The cars and t
. The Street railway journal . w ith the tracks of the Buffalo Railway111 the latter city. The total length of tracks owned orleased by the company is twenty-nine miles. By traffic contracts with the Buffalo Railway Companyand Buffalo & North Tonawanda Electric Railway thiscompany thus provides a through line from all parts ofLockport to all parts of Buffalo, and also between Lock-port and Niagara Falls. It will do all the freight, mailand express business of the Erie Railroad between Lock-port and North Tonawanda, and will in many ways becomea component part of the Erie system. The cars and trainsbetween Buffalo and Lockport run direct to the main sta-tion of the Erie Railroad at North Tonawanda, and thesight of the steam and electric systems side by side at thispoint and doing business through the same train yard is anovel one. Work was commenced May 17, 1898, and, as stated, theroad was opened for traffic Aug. 15, 1898. It is alreadydoing a heavy business. Power is obtained from the Niagara Falls Power Com-.
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