. The Street railway journal . CONCRETE BRIDGE NEAR THE CITY LIMITS addition to the through service to Excelsior a branch linehas been built into West Minneapolis and a local serviceopened. Excelsior is now a small town of but a few hundredinhabitants during the winter months, but in view of the factthat through service will be put on to accommodate residentsof Excelsior whose business is in Minneapolis, it will, nodoubt, become the permanent home of many Minneapolispeople. The track construction, which is in charge of George APPROACH TO VIADUCT AT HOPKINS, CROSSING THREE STEAM RAILROADS.
. The Street railway journal . CONCRETE BRIDGE NEAR THE CITY LIMITS addition to the through service to Excelsior a branch linehas been built into West Minneapolis and a local serviceopened. Excelsior is now a small town of but a few hundredinhabitants during the winter months, but in view of the factthat through service will be put on to accommodate residentsof Excelsior whose business is in Minneapolis, it will, nodoubt, become the permanent home of many Minneapolispeople. The track construction, which is in charge of George APPROACH TO VIADUCT AT HOPKINS, CROSSING THREE STEAM RAILROADS. VIEW TAKEN DURING LAYING OF SECOND TRACK Wilson, engineer and roadmaster of the system, is being car-ried out much in accordance with steam railroad practice sofar as grades, type of special work and heaviness of construc-tion are concerned. The tracks are laid with 80-lb. rails bondedwith 25o, pin bonds on the main line, while sol-dered bonds have been used on the line to Deephaven. Gravel is found in large quantities at several points along theline, and this is employed as ballast. Practically all thecurves are of sufficient radius to permit of full-speed opera-tion of cars around them, and the most excessive, grades areencountered at the approaches to the viaducts. The trolleysof No. 00 wire are supported 20 ft. above the rail. Quite anunusual feature in connection with the line will be the ar-
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