. The street railway review . shown by the accompanying sections. As to the form of rail,there is considerable variation, and difference of opinion, thoughthat most in favor among rail-n-ay companies is the 9-in. side-t>earing girder weighing 90 lbs. or more to the yard, though inseveral places where permitted by the law or the municipal au-thorities the Trail seems to be in favor. whUe municipal officersgenerally prefer a grooved rajl. Considerable opposition has beenmanifested by the railway companies to the grooved rail, but 882 ^!^%^AGW* when its use has been insisted upon, they h
. The street railway review . shown by the accompanying sections. As to the form of rail,there is considerable variation, and difference of opinion, thoughthat most in favor among rail-n-ay companies is the 9-in. side-t>earing girder weighing 90 lbs. or more to the yard, though inseveral places where permitted by the law or the municipal au-thorities the Trail seems to be in favor. whUe municipal officersgenerally prefer a grooved rajl. Considerable opposition has beenmanifested by the railway companies to the grooved rail, but 882 ^!^%^AGW* when its use has been insisted upon, they have soon accepted thesituation, and find that there is no difficulty connected with itsuse. One railway official writes:We do not use any grooved rails for the reason that they are iour committee is disposed to agree with the sentiment thatasphalt and street railroad tracks are heredjtary enemies, but isconvinced that with substantial track construction, and the proiKTkind of rail an asphalt pavement can be maintained on both. Toronto Oi!ilky Deimr6-7Bita FOEM OF STKEET CAR RAIL USED IN DIFFERENT CITIFS. Tery poorly adapted to the sti-eet car business. * * In fner, Iknow of no reason for the use of grooved rails anywhere, exceptthat it is a fad of certain theoTis+s who have no practical knowl-edge of the business, which, like other fads of the kind, suc-nfor instance as the naiTow gage for railways, must have its littleday of popularitj- among the ignorant and inexperienced, to befinally cast aside as soon as the public have had experienceenough with it to know what It really is. The T-rail would be deseiTedly popular were it not for thedifficulty of maintaining pavement of any kind alongside ot it,though in Minneapolis, St. Paul aJid Denver it is claimed tliat sides of the rail where the traffic is light; and that with the useof a toothing course along the inside of the rail where thetraffic is heavy asiphalt can be used on rsiilroad streets as wellas any other material. .\fte
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