. The Street railway journal . DUFFERIN TERRACE—QUEBEC PARLIAMENT BUILDING—QUEBEC. The two street railways of Quebec—one in the uppertown and one in the lower town—are more nearly char-acteristic of Quebec itself thanthey would be of a more bustlingand commercial city. The St. John Street RailwayCompany operates a horse railwayline through St. John Street, theprincipal business street of theupper town, and through St. JohnGate to ii point about half a mileoutside the city. Its total mileageis ; its gauge, 4 ft. 8 3-4 in.,and its rail a 25 pound sidebearingsection. It owns thirty horses andf


. The Street railway journal . DUFFERIN TERRACE—QUEBEC PARLIAMENT BUILDING—QUEBEC. The two street railways of Quebec—one in the uppertown and one in the lower town—are more nearly char-acteristic of Quebec itself thanthey would be of a more bustlingand commercial city. The St. John Street RailwayCompany operates a horse railwayline through St. John Street, theprincipal business street of theupper town, and through St. JohnGate to ii point about half a mileoutside the city. Its total mileageis ; its gauge, 4 ft. 8 3-4 in.,and its rail a 25 pound sidebearingsection. It owns thirty horses andfive horse cars. The secretarj andmanagei- is W. W. Martin. It isproi)al)le tlial this line will be con-solidated with a larger systemlatt-r on. In the lower town, the Quebec 34 THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL SOUVENIR. OcKJIiKK, 189: Street Railway Company operates a line miles inleno^th, laid with a 45 pound sidebearing rail, Phila-delphia section. It owns sixty-nine horses and thirteenStephenson cars. This line passe


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