. The Street railway journal . INTERIOR OF CLOSED CAR CAR HOUSE #7 J ] October 13, 1900.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 925 THE KANSAS CITY-LEAVENWORTH LINE The only interurban line running out of Kansas City isthat of the Kansas City-Leavenworth Electric RailwayCompany, which runs in a direction generally northwardand parallel with the Missouri River to the city of Leaven-worth, Kan. This place, which has a population of 25,000inhabitants, is 26 miles from Kansas City. The districtthrough which the road runs is a highly cultivated farmingcountry with no intermediate towns of importance with theexce
. The Street railway journal . INTERIOR OF CLOSED CAR CAR HOUSE #7 J ] October 13, 1900.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 925 THE KANSAS CITY-LEAVENWORTH LINE The only interurban line running out of Kansas City isthat of the Kansas City-Leavenworth Electric RailwayCompany, which runs in a direction generally northwardand parallel with the Missouri River to the city of Leaven-worth, Kan. This place, which has a population of 25,000inhabitants, is 26 miles from Kansas City. The districtthrough which the road runs is a highly cultivated farmingcountry with no intermediate towns of importance with theexception of one named Wolcott, in honor of some of thegentlemen associated with the road, at which place are lo-cated the power station, car houses, shops, offices, etc., ofthe line. The road has been in operation but a short time;its construction was commenced in April, 1899, and regu-lar service was started in January of this year. The line issingle track, runs almost entirely on its own right of way,and its rails and special w
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