. Railway master mechanic [microform] . amp; M., obtained acharter to build a new line to Manchester, N. II., some 18miles; at about the same time they came into control of theConcord city street railway; and they have built all thecars for the new line, which was built by them and thenarrow gauge tracks of the city widened to standard long since orders were issued to letter all the street carsof the city to Boston & Maine as fast they came into theshops for repairs, so that this is another novel sight thatvisitors to the Granite States capital may see, that of electriccars going abo
. Railway master mechanic [microform] . amp; M., obtained acharter to build a new line to Manchester, N. II., some 18miles; at about the same time they came into control of theConcord city street railway; and they have built all thecars for the new line, which was built by them and thenarrow gauge tracks of the city widened to standard long since orders were issued to letter all the street carsof the city to Boston & Maine as fast they came into theshops for repairs, so that this is another novel sight thatvisitors to the Granite States capital may see, that of electriccars going about its street lettered with the name of thetrunk steam line railroad of the state. The same is also true of the Portsmouth street railroad,the states only seaport city, except that the cars there stillbear the name of Portsmouth Electric Railway, but it wasbuilt, equipped and is operated by the Boston & Maine. It will be seen by this that Mr. J. T. Chamberlain, mastercar builder of the Boston & Maine, and his assistants, in. Electric Car Building at the B. & M. ConcordShops. addition to all their other duties, have had electric car build-ing thrust upon them, and they have to know somethingabout it. With a very large steam equipment to look afterit will be readily seen that this is quite an added care. Our illustration shows one of the last vestibuled electricsunder construction, with a line-up of four of the cars are as well built as anybodys street cars—better,probably, as they are made by the day-work system—and aretastily painted on the exterior to conform to the B. & cars, as to body color striping and lettering. They arefinished on the interior with mahogany, with nicely decoratedoak headlinings, and all in all are an up-to-date street electrical work is done under the direction of the roadselectrician. Varnish Removers Economically Considered In the craze that has developed such a myriad of varnishremovers, some bad, some of doubtful
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