. The Street railway journal . eamers and barges. Thenumerous vessels necessary for the conduct of this businesscreates a condition of never ending activity in the harl)or. The electric railway and lighting properties of Norfolk,and its suburbs, have long since attracted the attention ofcapitalists, and large sums have been invested in these en-terprises, all of which have proven to be gilt-edge proposi-tions. The latest devcl()])menl in the electric railway line inNorfolk is the system of the Norfolk & Atlantic Terminal 244 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XVIIL No. io. Company, which line posse
. The Street railway journal . eamers and barges. Thenumerous vessels necessary for the conduct of this businesscreates a condition of never ending activity in the harl)or. The electric railway and lighting properties of Norfolk,and its suburbs, have long since attracted the attention ofcapitalists, and large sums have been invested in these en-terprises, all of which have proven to be gilt-edge proposi-tions. The latest devcl()])menl in the electric railway line inNorfolk is the system of the Norfolk & Atlantic Terminal 244 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XVIIL No. io. Company, which line possesses some features of unusualinterest. The business of this company is divided into fourseparate and distinct classes: (i) The local 5-cent farecollection, which entitles passengers to a ride on the com-panys line within a radius of 5 miles; (2), the seashorebusiness which is handled to the companys resort, PineyBeach, at Norfolk-on-the-Roads, at the terminus of therail route; (3), the through business which is handled be-. TERMINAL AT OLD POINT tween Norfolk and Old Point Comfort and Newport Newsby steamers in connection with the railroad, and (4), thehandling of package and carload freight. In addition tothe above the company conducts a wharf and warehousebusiness at its deep water terminal. This system has been in operation for al)Out eightmonths; the physical condition of the property is first-classin every detail; the rail line consists of 9 miles of doubletrack, laid with 90-lb. rail. On account of a city ordinanceit was necessary to use girder rail in thecity limits, but beyond the city the line islaid with T-rail, and standard steam con-struction is closely followed. The Norfolk & Atlantic Terminal Com-panys city terminus is at the comer ofPlume Street and Atlantic Street, in theheart of the business section, and consistsof an elaborate depot, with ample facilitiesfor the handling of trains within an enclosedstation. The depot is known as CentralStation, and is appropri
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