. The Street railway journal . FIG. 6.—ENGINE AND PUMP ROOMS—TERMINAL STATION OF SECOND AND THIRD AVENUE ELEVATED RAILWAYS, NEW YORK. The entire structure is provided with facilities for coalingten locomotives at a time. The locomotives of the Sec-ond Avenue and suburban lines are coaled from the southend of the station (Fig. 8), the arrangements beingsimilar to those provided for the Third Avenue beneath the elevated structure are extensive costs, delivered, $ per ton, and the average weightconsumed per train mile is lbs., costing 7 cts., anunusually economical resul
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 6.—ENGINE AND PUMP ROOMS—TERMINAL STATION OF SECOND AND THIRD AVENUE ELEVATED RAILWAYS, NEW YORK. The entire structure is provided with facilities for coalingten locomotives at a time. The locomotives of the Sec-ond Avenue and suburban lines are coaled from the southend of the station (Fig. 8), the arrangements beingsimilar to those provided for the Third Avenue beneath the elevated structure are extensive costs, delivered, $ per ton, and the average weightconsumed per train mile is lbs., costing 7 cts., anunusually economical result. This coaling station, together with others for theWest Side lines, as well as the many other facilities forthe economic operation of the entire railway system, 86 THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. X. No. 2. under the control of the Manhattan Elevated RailwayCompany, which embraces 102 miles of track, is a creditto the good judgment and ability of the general manager,Col. F. K. FIG. 8.—COALING STATION FOR SECOND AVENUE LOCOMOTIVNEW YORK ELEVATED RAILWAYS. This system carries daily an enormous traffic, withfew delays, and has the enviable record of never havingkilled a passenger. The Government Tramways of New SouthWales. ES By Geo. Macoun, Government Accountant for Tram-ways, New South Wales. The keen interest exhibited by street railway men inthe various systems of tramway traction, be the motivepower electricity, cable or steam, has induced the writerto attempt to place before American readers of the StreetRailway Journal, some description of the steam tram-ways operated for the state by the Railway Commission-ers of New South Wales. At the present time there areeighty-nine miles of street railways, all single track, open of tramways in the city of Sidney dates back as far asSeptember, 1879, the International Exhibition year. Atthat time, in consequence of the main railway terminusbeing at Redfern, one and a half miles distant from thecenter of the city,
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