. The street railway review . & SouthLondon underground electric railway, but now,for the first time, a photograph of one of the trains ispresented to the public. The platforms are carried on. INTERIOR CITY AND SOUTH LONDON CAR. the extended frames of the bogie trucks, instead of beingcontinuous with the car floor. Guards are kept at eachplatform to open and close gates and doors as on ourelevated roads. Side seats are used. The lamps for IT SAGGED. Failure of the Chicago & Central Indiana Scheme. THE great Chicago & Central Indiana railwayscheme was found to be too long and in conse-quence it
. The street railway review . & SouthLondon underground electric railway, but now,for the first time, a photograph of one of the trains ispresented to the public. The platforms are carried on. INTERIOR CITY AND SOUTH LONDON CAR. the extended frames of the bogie trucks, instead of beingcontinuous with the car floor. Guards are kept at eachplatform to open and close gates and doors as on ourelevated roads. Side seats are used. The lamps for IT SAGGED. Failure of the Chicago & Central Indiana Scheme. THE great Chicago & Central Indiana railwayscheme was found to be too long and in conse-quence it sagged woefully. T. J. Pennington, ofair ship fame, was the principal promoter of the scheme,but claimed that an English capitalist yclept T. Wilkinson,had $2,000,000 back of Penningtons ideas. W. , a Chicago attorney, was put forward as a director,to give color to the solidity of the scheme. M. S. Foster,also of Chicago, is said to have held stock in considera-tion of the use of his name as director. Mr. Keep, in an interview with a Review representa-tive, said: I have had no stock in Penningtons scheme,hold no stock in the Chicago & Central Indiana road andI wouldn
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