. The street railway review . edbv working in this direction. A MISSOURI ROAD has worn out girder rail of from sixty-four to seventy-eight pounds, in five and one-half to seven and one-halfyears. It was taken up both on account of worn headsand joints. The service was from 300 to 500 cars overthe track daily. Motor cars were of 12,000 to 16,000pounds weight, and trailers 4,800 pounds. The tieswere laid 27 inches between centers on broken rock,the streets were paved, and the teaming on the trackwas heavy. MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL. W. [. Mield, general manager of the Twin CityRapid Transit Compa
. The street railway review . edbv working in this direction. A MISSOURI ROAD has worn out girder rail of from sixty-four to seventy-eight pounds, in five and one-half to seven and one-halfyears. It was taken up both on account of worn headsand joints. The service was from 300 to 500 cars overthe track daily. Motor cars were of 12,000 to 16,000pounds weight, and trailers 4,800 pounds. The tieswere laid 27 inches between centers on broken rock,the streets were paved, and the teaming on the trackwas heavy. MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL. W. [. Mield, general manager of the Twin CityRapid Transit Company says:— •• Of the original rail put down at the time of thechange from horse to electric power, none has jet beenremoved because of being worn out. We have relaidquite a percentage of our track, but this work has beendone largely, because of paving, sewers, water mains,and similar city improvements of a permanent character,and it was deemed advisable to reconstruct our lines atthe same time. 254 92Miicd/l%ulw2iyj\eVl^. The Walker Company of Cleveland, Ohio, will establisha branch factory at New Haven, Connecticut, in the nearfuture. C. has been appointed receiver for the Com-plete Electric Construction Company, of i 2 i Liberty street,New York. The Metropolitan Electric Company, of Chicago, is nowhandling the Eyanson and Armpriesters knife switches. Ithas issued a special addition to its catalogue No. 3, whichillustrates and gives the prices of these switches. The Porter-Allen engines, manufactured by the South-wark Foundry & Machine Works, of Philadelphia, arefully described and illustrated in the companys latest pamphlet is likewise a very handsome tjpographicalpiece of Work. We have received the finest calendar of the season fromthe American Wire Works, of Providence, upon which isshown a birds eye view of the companys extensive worksat Phillipsdale, the new town started by it. It is just out ofProvidence, and has been named for the companys pop
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