. The street railway review . between Montpelier and the other towns on the linedue to the gas and oil well operations, and the legal business rela-tive to real estate transfers calls for transportation facilities to andfrom the county seats. The road is practically level; the steepestgrade outside of the towns is 2 per cent, and there is but liltlc ofthat, and in Hartford City 5 per cenl for a short distance. Tliesharpest curve on the line l>ctween (he terminal Ys is 23 degrees 942 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XIII, No. 12. Track road is single track with lurnouts spaced f
. The street railway review . between Montpelier and the other towns on the linedue to the gas and oil well operations, and the legal business rela-tive to real estate transfers calls for transportation facilities to andfrom the county seats. The road is practically level; the steepestgrade outside of the towns is 2 per cent, and there is but liltlc ofthat, and in Hartford City 5 per cenl for a short distance. Tliesharpest curve on the line l>ctween (he terminal Ys is 23 degrees 942 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XIII, No. 12. Track road is single track with lurnouts spaced for a haff-hoiirlyservice, and some additional ones in and near towns. The rail is 60-ft. J ^ THROUGH TRUSS BRIDGE. HARTFORD. MUNCIE &FT. WAYNE RY. 70-lb. A. S. C. E. section laid on 6 x 8 in. n 8 ft. ties spaced 2 to c. Cedar ties are used on tangents and oak ties on curves andin streets. In Muncie 7-in. 98-lb. full-grooved, girder rail is used inorder to conform to the regulations of the Muncie city council, while. POWER HOUSE, MUNCIE, HARTFORD & FT. WAYNE RT. in Bluffton 8^-in. 95-lb. J^-grooved, girder rail is used in order tomake a neat and durable track in the asphalt streets. In Muncie a portion of the track is laid in an asphalt pavedstreet; the asphalt was cut under the location for the rail, and
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