. The Street railway journal . SNOW PLOW Tractions line, which follows the valley of the Cuyahoga River,was the worst sufferer. From Feb. 2 to Feb. 6 the snow plowswere kept constantly in operation, and in addition to the plows,which were almost useless in the heavy drifts, the company hadover 200 men shoveling. These men were kept on day and night. DEEP DRIFT ON LINE from Feb. 3 to Feb. 7. Despite these efforts the Akron, Bedford& Cleveland line was tied up between Bedford and Newburghfor about six hours on Feb. 3. All the rest of the lines on theNorthern Ohio Traction lines were kept open. F
. The Street railway journal . SNOW PLOW Tractions line, which follows the valley of the Cuyahoga River,was the worst sufferer. From Feb. 2 to Feb. 6 the snow plowswere kept constantly in operation, and in addition to the plows,which were almost useless in the heavy drifts, the company hadover 200 men shoveling. These men were kept on day and night. DEEP DRIFT ON LINE from Feb. 3 to Feb. 7. Despite these efforts the Akron, Bedford& Cleveland line was tied up between Bedford and Newburghfor about six hours on Feb. 3. All the rest of the lines on theNorthern Ohio Traction lines were kept open. From Akron toBedford there were fifteen different drifts, ranging from 3 ft. to8 ft deep. The drift on the Akron, Bedford & Cleveland divisionshown in the photograph was about 9 ft. deep on the track. Twotheater parties were stalled and the passengers were obliged tospend the night in the cars. The drifts on the Kent-Ravenna di-vision were nearly as bad. The National Association of Railway Commissioners held itsfourteenth annual convention in Charleston, S. C, Feb. 11, 12 and 13,1902. This convention was of interest to street railway companies thisyear because of the participation in it of a committee of the StreetRailway Accountants Association of America. In accordance withthe constitution and by-laws adopted at the San Francisco co
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