. The Street railway journal . THE PASSING PLACE ON THE VIRGL RAILWAY THE VIRGL RAILWAY, FROM BASE TO SUMMIT the finest views in the vicinity of Bozen, the local touristcenter. Formerly the Mendel Railway and the Mt. Vesuvius cableline held first and second places respectively with maximumgrades of 64 per cent and 63 per cent, but the new linehas a grade of fully 70 per cent at its upper end and ingeneral averages 66 per cent in a run 288 meters (about •See Street Railway Journal for April 2, 1904. pressed roadway at the lower station. The track is of meter(39-37 in-) g^gs ^nd weighs kg.
. The Street railway journal . THE PASSING PLACE ON THE VIRGL RAILWAY THE VIRGL RAILWAY, FROM BASE TO SUMMIT the finest views in the vicinity of Bozen, the local touristcenter. Formerly the Mendel Railway and the Mt. Vesuvius cableline held first and second places respectively with maximumgrades of 64 per cent and 63 per cent, but the new linehas a grade of fully 70 per cent at its upper end and ingeneral averages 66 per cent in a run 288 meters (about •See Street Railway Journal for April 2, 1904. pressed roadway at the lower station. The track is of meter(39-37 in-) g^gs ^nd weighs kg. per meter (about per yd.). It is placed on ties laid approximately The tracks at the passing point are 77 meters(about 253 ft.) long and are laid to arcs of 250 meters(about 820 ft.) radius. In addition to the steps cut in therock alongside the track, others about 20 in. wide have alsobeen provided between the rails. March 7, 1908.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 385 The cable machinery is located in the upper
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