. Electric railway gazette . Ifesti Stcctrician, (^i. Fig. 2.—Silvey Alternating Fig. 3.—Silvey Alternating System. IVcBt, ElccCricia. An endeavor was made to sound public opinionon the system, when those interviewed claimedthat it was too slow, cars barely crawling up agrade with a load, and, under such conditions,frequently stopping altogether, when they wouldhave to back down the hill and start over real trouble, however, seemed to me to belack of sufficient power and too rigid economy tosuit the taste of the public. Lines under this system were visited in Bing-hamton, N.

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. Electric railway gazette . Ifesti Stcctrician, (^i. Fig. 2.—Silvey Alternating Fig. 3.—Silvey Alternating System. IVcBt, ElccCricia. An endeavor was made to sound public opinionon the system, when those interviewed claimedthat it was too slow, cars barely crawling up agrade with a load, and, under such conditions,frequently stopping altogether, when they wouldhave to back down the hill and start over real trouble, however, seemed to me to belack of sufficient power and too rigid economy tosuit the taste of the public. Lines under this system were visited in Bing-hamton, N. Y., where only two cars were foundin operation, the power being furnished fromthe electric light station; and Jamaica, LongIsland. In the latter was found a line about fivemiles long, and being almost level throughout,good time was made, cars frequently running upto fifteen miles per hour, while the public seemedwell pleased with the service. It rained heavilyall day at the time of inspection, but this did not Still another way of coupling the line circuits,and the one Mr. Silvey c

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