. Electric railway journal . SAN DIEGO TERMINAL—PLAN OF LOOP AND STORAGE TRACKS The elecric railway system in San Diego is oper-ated by the San Diego Electric Railway Company, whichhas recently completed at the main Exposition entrancean elaborate terminal with three platforms, two foloading and one for unloading. There are separate en-trances or exits to each and subways so that passen-gers do not have to cross the tracks. The track is constructed of 75-lb. T-rail. All of theplatforms are of sufficient length to enable the companyto discharge or load at least two-car trains at the sametime. T
. Electric railway journal . SAN DIEGO TERMINAL—PLAN OF LOOP AND STORAGE TRACKS The elecric railway system in San Diego is oper-ated by the San Diego Electric Railway Company, whichhas recently completed at the main Exposition entrancean elaborate terminal with three platforms, two foloading and one for unloading. There are separate en-trances or exits to each and subways so that passen-gers do not have to cross the tracks. The track is constructed of 75-lb. T-rail. All of theplatforms are of sufficient length to enable the companyto discharge or load at least two-car trains at the sametime. The company has 76 cars equipped with theGeneral Electric system of control which enables theuse of two or more cars per train. The train whichhas been found to be most convenient during the rush-hours is the two-car train, and this will probably be thestandard unit for the exposition period at unloading from the cars pass down stair-ways to subways and then to the inside of the grounds,passing through
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