. The street railway review . -countered when a heavy freight service has been attempted withdirect-current operation. Each car is equipped with two trolleys—one of the bow typedesigned for high potential service; the other, a modified form ofthe union standard trolley, intended for use on the direct-current Frb 15. i^PS] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 89 line in Indiannijolis niifl llic Inw-voItaRC allcrnating-ciirrcnt line inKnshvillc, Che roadway is believed Id lie etiiial lo that ot any line in thecountry. The track is graded in accordance with the best and fills having been made whe
. The street railway review . -countered when a heavy freight service has been attempted withdirect-current operation. Each car is equipped with two trolleys—one of the bow typedesigned for high potential service; the other, a modified form ofthe union standard trolley, intended for use on the direct-current Frb 15. i^PS] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 89 line in Indiannijolis niifl llic Inw-voItaRC allcrnating-ciirrcnt line inKnshvillc, Che roadway is believed Id lie etiiial lo that ot any line in thecountry. The track is graded in accordance with the best and fills having been made wherever necessary lo avoid excess-ive or frcrinent grades. Idr a distance of nearly 50 miles there is no grade in the line to exceed I/j per cent,.md. while from that point on toward Cincinnati the country is lesslevel and in some cases straight lines have been preferred even atthe expense of slightly increased grade, it is confidently expectedthat, with the true aliginueut secured and the low grades cncoun-. 105-rr. OVER Bir. sfgar crfek. nfar new Palestine, iNn. (ercd, greater speed can be willi comfort and safety topassengers than on any steam road now operating in that far as has been yet determined, the heaviest grade will be 4per cent. The roadbed is graded 28 ft. wide on lop tor a double track, withslopes on fills and in cuts oV V/z to i, and upon a grade line thatputs the track in most instances above the level of adjacent lands,so as to avoid trouble on account of snow. In the construction ofthe roadway, bridges, etc., provision has been made in every casefor double track, though but one track has been laid at the presenttime. The bridges across all streams are constructed in the mostapproved manner, either with concrete steel arches or witli steelgirders and stone abutments. The upper structures have been builtof the very best steel construction by the Indiana Bridge Co., ofMuncie, Ind., and are made of sufficient str
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