. The street railway review . It has not only been permitted to retain its identity,but its conditions and possibilities have been bettered in every re-spect. It has been thought wise by the executive committee ofthe four associations that individual membership should be con-fined to the Engineering and American associations. It has alsobeen deemed best that this individual membership shall be suchthat members of this class shall be entitled to all the generalprivileges and printed proceedings of both associations. June 15, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW 341 Improvements on the Elevated and Surf
. The street railway review . It has not only been permitted to retain its identity,but its conditions and possibilities have been bettered in every re-spect. It has been thought wise by the executive committee ofthe four associations that individual membership should be con-fined to the Engineering and American associations. It has alsobeen deemed best that this individual membership shall be suchthat members of this class shall be entitled to all the generalprivileges and printed proceedings of both associations. June 15, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW 341 Improvements on the Elevated and SurfaceLines of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co. lias, within the past few years,made large expenditures on its extensive system of elevated andsurface lines in order to put them in a thoroughly safe and moderncondition. Since July 1, 1902, the company has expended on miles of surface lines. miles of elevated lines and on somesubway work, approximately $22,000,000. Last year the sum of. ENTRANCE TO EI-EVATED YARDS. $8,000,000 was expended on existing lines, of which $625,000 werepaid out for track, $1,800,000 for power station improvement,$900,000 for bridges and terminals and $1,000,000 for miscellaneousimprovements. During the present year $7,000,000 will be expendedof which $2,800,000 will be devoted to tracks and buildings, $1,650,-000 to the power station and $450,000 to sub-stations. The work sofar done has involved a number of improvements of considerablemagnitude, the engineering features of which are of interest. Among the locations offering interesting forms of construction isthe junction of the elevated and surface lines at East New York,a layout of which is shown. At this point were located originallysome engine and car houses of wooden construction. These arenow being replaced by a two-story shop, inspection sheds and otherbuildings and by an elevated storage yard with a capacity for 270cars and a surface yard with a capacity
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