. The street railway review . K.\rk,\.NCI-; •](i KIliERV navv yakii. side along the line over almost all tin- dislancc In York , , the cars in going to and returning from work in and evening. One of the interesting islands pointed outalong the route is that of Scavys, where the Spanish prisoners wereconfined three years ago. There are a number of very oldchurches, also historical colonial houses, government Island Tower, the old Wilcox Tavern, and an old jail built iniCijo with curiously constructed tlungcons, which are pointed out 156 STRE
. The street railway review . K.\rk,\.NCI-; •](i KIliERV navv yakii. side along the line over almost all tin- dislancc In York , , the cars in going to and returning from work in and evening. One of the interesting islands pointed outalong the route is that of Scavys, where the Spanish prisoners wereconfined three years ago. There are a number of very oldchurches, also historical colonial houses, government Island Tower, the old Wilcox Tavern, and an old jail built iniCijo with curiously constructed tlungcons, which are pointed out 156 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XI, No. 3- to the tourists and which form a striking contrast to the modernsummer cottages and hotels with which the region abounds. Quaintfarmhouses with stone fences everywhere add to the attractive fea-tures. The Isles of Shoals, seven miles off from the coast, aredistinctly seen in clear weather. The line is along the highway the. lR(inS1.\(. WIXH BOSTON & MAINE R- R- AT YORK. most of the route, but cuts across some of the points on privaterights of way and at one section passes over a trestle one milelong, which spans the tide waters of Brave-Boat Harbor near whichare extensive salt meadows with their numerous hay-ricks. St. Aspinquid Park, the terminus of the line, is a place of amuse-ment with casino, restaurant, menagerie and varied attractions. Itis a well wooded tract and is laid out with carriage drives, walksand at intervals provided with rustic arbors and statues of Indiansand groups of statuary. The power station is located near the line of the road about four The car equipment of which the greater part was made by theWason Manufacturing Co., consists of seven 14-bench cars and twolo-bench open cars and five closed cars, one of which is a doubletruck car. All the cars are mounted on Peckham trucks. There are also a mail and express car on which the mail issorted en route, and a specially designed
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