. The Street railway journal . INTERURBAN CARS, UNION TRACTION COMPANYS LINE with the others. Cars are now running from Anderson toMarion, and it is the expectation to have the branch toElwood completed before the first of the year. Thisbranch and the main line from Anderson as far as Summit-ville are controlled by the Union Traction Company, under cover. This station will have separate waiting roomstor men and women, offices, baggage room and lunchcounter. It is a frame structure and will cost, complete,$2,500, including the ground on which it stands. This interurban line has been successful
. The Street railway journal . INTERURBAN CARS, UNION TRACTION COMPANYS LINE with the others. Cars are now running from Anderson toMarion, and it is the expectation to have the branch toElwood completed before the first of the year. Thisbranch and the main line from Anderson as far as Summit-ville are controlled by the Union Traction Company, under cover. This station will have separate waiting roomstor men and women, offices, baggage room and lunchcounter. It is a frame structure and will cost, complete,$2,500, including the ground on which it stands. This interurban line has been successful beyond the ex- 1 772 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XIV. No. 12. pectations of the builders; the cars are crowded almostcontinually, and, although hourly service is given, it is fre-quently necessary to run trains of two and three cars; the Union Traction Cos Lines ConstructedUnion Traction Cos Lines TroposedMarion Street Ry.,Co. Lines ConstructedSteam Railroads. from the owners, and as far as possible the route lies onsection lines; this made the price to be paid much lowerthan if the farms had been cut across- promiscuously. The right of way has been fenced at the expense of thecompanies and in most cases under an agreement wherebythe adjoining land owner will maintain the fence hereafter. At each highway crossing is a waiting platform and carsstop on signal. For Prosperity and Linwood, small vil-lages opposite each other on either side of the line, thereis a small, neat and comfortable waiting station. At An-
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