. The Street railway journal . ONE OF THE LOCOMOTIVE BOX CARS agent of the company. Clerical supplies for the districtagencies are stored at the Birmingham office. The agency at Ensley is a typical district freight is a combined power substation and express depot, theexpress section being about 85 ft. long x 44 ft. wide, twostories in height and of brick and timber tracks are provided for the reception and dispatch offreight and the general freight room is approximately 41ft. square, with three 7-ft. doors on each of the sidesparallel to the tracks, and another simi
. The Street railway journal . ONE OF THE LOCOMOTIVE BOX CARS agent of the company. Clerical supplies for the districtagencies are stored at the Birmingham office. The agency at Ensley is a typical district freight is a combined power substation and express depot, theexpress section being about 85 ft. long x 44 ft. wide, twostories in height and of brick and timber tracks are provided for the reception and dispatch offreight and the general freight room is approximately 41ft. square, with three 7-ft. doors on each of the sidesparallel to the tracks, and another similar door on an. THE :\IAIN FREIGHT STATION AT lU IXGHAM, SII(.)\\TNG LOADlXi; ) LXLOADING PLATFORM The general express offices of the company are locatednear the center of the business district, on First Avenue, inBirmingham, and are combined with the companys emer-gency station. Freight stations with agents giving theirexclusive time to the business are also located at Bessemer,Ensley, East Lake, East Birmingham, Gate City, NorthBirmingham, Pratt City, Thomas, Woodlawn, Woodward alley side of the building. Besides a commodious lobby forthe use of the public are offices for the freight agent, cash-ier and electrician. The cashier also handles local lightingand power bills, and space is provided in the lobby for anexhibition of electrical apparatus for use on central-stationcircuits. On the upper floor are a storeroom and the sub-station switchboard gallery. 8i6 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXL Xo. 20. RAILWAY, LIGHT & POWER COMPANY. AGENTS RECAPITULATION AND SETTLEMENT. This
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