. The Street railway journal . \8RAf? U. JUL 9 of exerting a greater tractive effort than the most pow-erful steam locomotives anywhere in use. The work onthe New York, New Haven & Hartford branches, on theelevated roads in Chicago and elsewhere, and on the im-portant suburban lines which control the local businesscentering in Cleveland and other cities, has shown clearlythe commercial advantages to be gained by the conversionto electricity where quick and frequent service is demandedover distances up to 25 and 30 miles. There is no doubtthat even with our present transmission limitations, a v
. The Street railway journal . \8RAf? U. JUL 9 of exerting a greater tractive effort than the most pow-erful steam locomotives anywhere in use. The work onthe New York, New Haven & Hartford branches, on theelevated roads in Chicago and elsewhere, and on the im-portant suburban lines which control the local businesscentering in Cleveland and other cities, has shown clearlythe commercial advantages to be gained by the conversionto electricity where quick and frequent service is demandedover distances up to 25 and 30 miles. There is no doubtthat even with our present transmission limitations, a very.
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