. Electric railway review . nasmuch as the general surface of the country iscomparatively rough, a large amount of earthwork was re-quired to obtain a roadbed with maximum grades of 2 percent and curves of long radius. The track, which includes SO-pound T-rails, connectedwith Weber 4-bolt joints, is ballasted with crushed rock. Therails are electrically connected with 15-inch No. 0000 AmericanSteel & Wire Company soldered bonds, one at each are no surface crossings with railroads and each of thebridge structures is of a permanent type, built of steel andresting on concrete piers an
. Electric railway review . nasmuch as the general surface of the country iscomparatively rough, a large amount of earthwork was re-quired to obtain a roadbed with maximum grades of 2 percent and curves of long radius. The track, which includes SO-pound T-rails, connectedwith Weber 4-bolt joints, is ballasted with crushed rock. Therails are electrically connected with 15-inch No. 0000 AmericanSteel & Wire Company soldered bonds, one at each are no surface crossings with railroads and each of thebridge structures is of a permanent type, built of steel andresting on concrete piers and abutments. Two of the accom-panying illustrations will serve to show the types of throughtruss and deck girder spans employed. The structural steel workwas built by the York Bridge Company. The general con-tractors for the roadway work were Dodge & Day, Philadel-phia, and John H. Hobbling of York. station is stepped up to 23,000 volts and transmitted to York,where the power company has a step-down station in which. Hanover & York Railway—Interurban Lines of York Railways. the pressure is lowered to 2,300 volts. At this voltage cur-rent is delivered to the station of the York Railways Company,
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