. Electric railway review . ght plant for that company in Clifton Forge, Va. Whilewith the Automatic Fire Alarm Company of Boston he in-vented an automatic fire alarm apparatus and was appointedsuperintendent of the western department, with headquartersat Chicago. He went to Everett, Wash., in February. 1900,to rehabilitate the system of the Everett Railway & ElectricCompany, and was later aiipointed general there he built a new power house and an entire newsystem, built an interurban line and electrified the tracks ofthe Northern Pacific Railway from Everett to Snohomish
. Electric railway review . ght plant for that company in Clifton Forge, Va. Whilewith the Automatic Fire Alarm Company of Boston he in-vented an automatic fire alarm apparatus and was appointedsuperintendent of the western department, with headquartersat Chicago. He went to Everett, Wash., in February. 1900,to rehabilitate the system of the Everett Railway & ElectricCompany, and was later aiipointed general there he built a new power house and an entire newsystem, built an interurban line and electrified the tracks ofthe Northern Pacific Railway from Everett to Snohomish un-der an agreement with the Northem Pacific Railway, thesteam road operating the freight and the electric companythe i)assenger and express service. This is said to have beenthe first successful electrification of a steam line where steamfreight trains were continued in operation in connection withthe electric service. He left Everett to accept the positionof general superintendent of the Auburn & Syracuse Electric.
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