. Electric railway gazette . FIG. 3.—STATION AT CHURCH AVE. AND THIRTY-SEVENTH ST. made in the shortest possible time. On the Canarsiedivision a second car house will be built which will oc-cupy a space 200 by 250 feet. It will be constructed ofbrick and similar to that shown in Fig. 4. It was not possible to cross at grade the Ocean Park-way, the popular route to Coney Island, with its famouscycle path, also leading- to that resort. The companyhas therefore built a tunnel at the point which is illus-trated in Figf. 7. Its total length, including- the ap-proaches, is about 600 feet. The grade
. Electric railway gazette . FIG. 3.—STATION AT CHURCH AVE. AND THIRTY-SEVENTH ST. made in the shortest possible time. On the Canarsiedivision a second car house will be built which will oc-cupy a space 200 by 250 feet. It will be constructed ofbrick and similar to that shown in Fig. 4. It was not possible to cross at grade the Ocean Park-way, the popular route to Coney Island, with its famouscycle path, also leading- to that resort. The companyhas therefore built a tunnel at the point which is illus-trated in Figf. 7. Its total length, including- the ap-proaches, is about 600 feet. The grade on the approacheseach of which is 184 feet in length, is 6 per cent., andthe central portion is level. The tunnel has 14 feet 6inches headroom, and is 18 feet in width in the sides and approaches are constructed of blue stone. FIG. 5.—CLOSED CAR. and the walls of the latter are surmounted by a wrought-iron railing. The trolley wires are carried through thetunnel on wooden troughs attached to the roof. Theroadway over the tunnel forming part of the Parkwayis supported by 15-inch steel I beams with spring archeson which the concrete of road is laid. The cycle pathis supported with 12-inch I beams and iron plates. The company has provided at all points where theline crosses a steam road derailing switches and signalswhich interlock with the steam railway signals so thatthe possibility of a collision is reduced to a arrangement is shown in Fig. 2. The closed cars, Fig. 5,which the company is operatingon its line were built by the John Stephenson Companyof New York. They are mounted on Dupont trucksmade by the Johnson Company, and equipped with motorsfurnished by the Steel Motor Company of Cleveland.
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