. The street railway review . e itd with gravel, but left to slant each way fromthe center for drainage. The rail joints are made with 6-hole splicebars and bonded with Crown Fig. 8 bonds made by the AmericanSteel h Wire Co. On a part of the old construction near Youngs-town cast-welded joints are employed. On the rear platform of some of the large c?rs is placed a guardrail composed of i-in iron pipe, which is attached just to one side of. TRESTLES AND BRIDGES ON MAHONING VALLEY LINE. and Niles on the west. 19 cars are operated, and on the Trumbulldivision, which includes Warren and Niles. 4


. The street railway review . e itd with gravel, but left to slant each way fromthe center for drainage. The rail joints are made with 6-hole splicebars and bonded with Crown Fig. 8 bonds made by the AmericanSteel h Wire Co. On a part of the old construction near Youngs-town cast-welded joints are employed. On the rear platform of some of the large c?rs is placed a guardrail composed of i-in iron pipe, which is attached just to one side of. TRESTLES AND BRIDGES ON MAHONING VALLEY LINE. and Niles on the west. 19 cars are operated, and on the Trumbulldivision, which includes Warren and Niles. 4 cars are required, andbetween Niles and Mineral Ridge 2 cars, making 27 cars in of these are long cars, with double trucks, and on some ofthese air brakes are about to be installed. It is the intention of thecompany to add eight more long cars to the equipment in the nearfuture. These will be of the same length (36 ft.) as the present new track has been laid during the past season, andon some portions of the line trestle construction has been required. the inside door post about 3 ft. above the platform. The door(accelerator type) is hung to one side of the end and the guardrails curve out toward the steps and are suported by an end postopposite the middle of the step. This serves to keep the passengersfrom obtruding the doorway when the platform is crowded, butgives room for the conductor to stand betwe


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