. The street railway review . Central R. K. atSt. Clair, where a trestle supporting the elevated track providesagainst the possibility of crossing accidents. This is the onlyplace where the line crosses another railroad at grade. Its route follows the shores of the St. Clair Flats, one of Detroitsfamous fishing, hunting and outing regions. The movement of ears is under a system winch is a modificationof the standard code of train rules of the American Railway VssoSouth hound regular trains are given right of track,which continues until a tram is three minutes late. The move1111 in of extra tra
. The street railway review . Central R. K. atSt. Clair, where a trestle supporting the elevated track providesagainst the possibility of crossing accidents. This is the onlyplace where the line crosses another railroad at grade. Its route follows the shores of the St. Clair Flats, one of Detroitsfamous fishing, hunting and outing regions. The movement of ears is under a system winch is a modificationof the standard code of train rules of the American Railway VssoSouth hound regular trains are given right of track,which continues until a tram is three minutes late. The move1111 in of extra trains and of regular trams which for any reasonare not running on tune, is looked after through a regular dis-patching system. The dispatching is done by telephone from thedispatchers office .11 \li. Clemens. The orders are received attelephones in booths provided at each switch and at other placeswhere it is convenient to receive orders. The orders are given bythe dispatcher to the motorman, are repeated by the motorman to the. S> BIRDSEYE VIEW OF NAIIH RAILWAY SYSTEM. Ill the cities the standard of construction is a --in. T rail of theLorain Steel Co., section No. 264, placed upon a 10-iu. stringer ofconcrete and fastened with bar iron 1 Car barns are provided at terminals of runs, namely, Port City, and Mt. 1 tnd are well equipped for purposes of the machinery department. Transportation Department. The Rapid Railway serves the travel between Detroit, Mt. Cle New Baltimore, Pearl Beach, Algonac, Marine City and Port Huron, and a city service in Mt. Clemens and in Port Huron. An hourlj service between 6 a. m. and midnight is main- dispatcher, and likewise repeated by the conductor. A train sheetkept by the dispatcher and also a complete copy of each order re-tained in the dispatchers order hook provide against any questionas to what movement is ordered. Motormen and conductors re-ceive their orders relative to the movement of trains from the dis-patcher, but repo
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