. Electric railway review . i-cago Railway (the third rail to Chicago), also with thetrolley line operated by the same company extending toAurora and connecting with other roads to points Belvidere connection is made with the Rockford & Inter-urban Railway operating west from Rockford to Rockford, the Rockford Beloit & Janesville Railroad way companies with which it has a mutual working Belvidere terminal is shown in one of the accompanyingillustrations. The schedules have been arranged so as to givepatrons close connections with all trains running east, w
. Electric railway review . i-cago Railway (the third rail to Chicago), also with thetrolley line operated by the same company extending toAurora and connecting with other roads to points Belvidere connection is made with the Rockford & Inter-urban Railway operating west from Rockford to Rockford, the Rockford Beloit & Janesville Railroad way companies with which it has a mutual working Belvidere terminal is shown in one of the accompanyingillustrations. The schedules have been arranged so as to givepatrons close connections with all trains running east, westor north. By this arrangement what is practically a throughservice from points north and west of Belvidere to Chicagoand all points on the Aurora Elgin & Chicago Railway isobtained. The running time between Elgin and Belvidere is nowone hour and forty-five minutes, but as soon as the track hassettled, the time will be reduced to one and one-half hourly schedule is maintained in both directions. Regu-. Elgin & Belvidere Electric Company—Belvidere Terminal, Showing Elgin & Belvidere and Rockford & Interurban Cars. operates a line north which will afford a direct route toMadison when extended. A short extension from Marengomay possibly be built northward to Harvard, thus makingconnections with the Chicago Harvard & Geneva Lake Rail-way, affording transportation to Geneva Lake from Chicagoand intermediate points. The region through which the Elgin & Belvidere Railwayand its immediate connections pass is a well settled andprosperous community and offers opportunities for a largepassenger and freight traffic. lar agency stations are maintained at Elgin, Gilberts, Hunt-ley, Union, Marengo, Garden Prairie and Belvidere. Stopsare regularly made at these stations and upon signal carswill pick up passengers at any of the principal highway cross-ings along the line. Limited trains will later be added to theservice. The regular meeting points for cars are at Almora, 3%mile
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