. The Street railway journal . etweenWabash and Rochester extends through Roann, Gilead, Akronand Athens. The maximum grade will be 1 per cent, exceptin Wabash, where about 1 mile will have a maximum grade of2 per cent. Larger ditches and small streams will be crossedeither by concrete arches or small bridges, having Portlandcement concrete abutments and steel stringers with standardbridge floor system of ties and guard rails. The bridge acrossEel River at Roann will be of steel construction. The railswill be 70-lb. T type, except in towns where the girder orShanghai rails will be used. The po
. The Street railway journal . etweenWabash and Rochester extends through Roann, Gilead, Akronand Athens. The maximum grade will be 1 per cent, exceptin Wabash, where about 1 mile will have a maximum grade of2 per cent. Larger ditches and small streams will be crossedeither by concrete arches or small bridges, having Portlandcement concrete abutments and steel stringers with standardbridge floor system of ties and guard rails. The bridge acrossEel River at Roann will be of steel construction. The railswill be 70-lb. T type, except in towns where the girder orShanghai rails will be used. The power house will be of brick with stone or concretefoundation with steel roof trusses and tile floor, the building tolie large enough to contain additional machinery equal to thepresent installation. The power house machinery will consistof two 750-hp heavy duty compound condensing engines, directconnected to two 500-kw three-phase 25 cycles revolving fieldtype, alternating-current generators to operate approximately125 r. p. FIG. 8.—VIEW OF CAR WHEN SIDE DOORS ARE OPEN 9. Rapidity of loading and unloading passengers withoutdisturbance of those who remain in the cars. 10. Distribution of passengers throughout the car or theentire train after it has resumed motion. 11. Distribution of passengers evenly on station platformswith assurance that the train can be entered at any point. 12. Short stops at stations, with consequent improved trainschedules. He further calls attention to the fact that while the seal-ing capacity is 100 passengers, there is standing room for 200more. During the rush hours the load is usually 210 to 225per car. The cars first built weighed 84,600 lbs., but thiswill be reduced on those under construction. The net weightof car per passenger is less than can be obtained with anyform of wooden construction. One new car takes the place oftwo old cars. He reports that as many as forty-six passengers have beendischarged from one car at an intermediate station
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