. The street railway review . at the point on D isforced into the bond terminal so as to rivet and expandit. The time required is two minutes per bond. Bondsare made in 3 and 4 inch lengths, but can be furnishedany desired length. Belvidere, 111., started its street railway July i withfree rides for everybody and a special car for the citycounciland ladies. The promoter is James M. Canter-bury, of the La Crosse & Onalaska, Wis., Street Rail-way. With him are interested D. A. Henderson,Charles E. Fuller, W. C. DeWolf, Jr. and John , superintendent of the North Chicago StreetRailroad. (^t
. The street railway review . at the point on D isforced into the bond terminal so as to rivet and expandit. The time required is two minutes per bond. Bondsare made in 3 and 4 inch lengths, but can be furnishedany desired length. Belvidere, 111., started its street railway July i withfree rides for everybody and a special car for the citycounciland ladies. The promoter is James M. Canter-bury, of the La Crosse & Onalaska, Wis., Street Rail-way. With him are interested D. A. Henderson,Charles E. Fuller, W. C. DeWolf, Jr. and John , superintendent of the North Chicago StreetRailroad. (^tic45\aiKv^5^VlW 433 THE WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA & ELECTRIC RAILWAY. Novel Devices for Automatic Changing from Underground toOverhead Trolley -A High Speed Road. This road comprises about two miles of undergroundelectric construction in the city of Washington andabout tvventv-five miles of overhead trolley betweenWashington and Mt. Vernon and Washington andArlington, Virginia, crossing the Potomac River on the. Pennsylvania Railroad Companys bridge. The speedmaintained on the overhead system is forty miles perhour with 550 volts, and the underground system tenmiles per hour with 220 volts. The cars are run in trains consisting of a motor carand from two to three trailers, the former complete,unloaded, weighing about twenty and the trailers twelvetons each; double truck. These cars are 40 feet long,are equipped with air brakes and the motors are mountedon maximum traction trucks. The current for the overhead trolley lines is furnishedby two power houses on the Virginia side of the river, ^ig:.
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