. The Street railway journal . Street Railway Journal KOUTE OF XORTITAMPTON TRACTION COMPANY BETWEEN EASTON, NAZARETH AND BANGOR, PA., SHOWING ALSO ELECTRIC RAILWAY CONNECTIONS. tion Company,* this district is well supplied with steam and among the farmers against a line going through their farms,•electric railway lines, the former being great freight car- Hence, in several instances, the company was obliged toriers, while the latter supply the passenger transportation purchase farms outright, while in others it was obliged toin and between the many moderate-sized towns and villages. make long
. The Street railway journal . Street Railway Journal KOUTE OF XORTITAMPTON TRACTION COMPANY BETWEEN EASTON, NAZARETH AND BANGOR, PA., SHOWING ALSO ELECTRIC RAILWAY CONNECTIONS. tion Company,* this district is well supplied with steam and among the farmers against a line going through their farms,•electric railway lines, the former being great freight car- Hence, in several instances, the company was obliged toriers, while the latter supply the passenger transportation purchase farms outright, while in others it was obliged toin and between the many moderate-sized towns and villages. make long detours. These difficulties were so aggravatedAmong the important svstems in this district is the North- Ijv tiie mountainous nature of the country that grades over. ampton Traction Company, running from Easton to Naza-reth and Bangor, as shown on the accompanying are made from Bangor for the far-famed Dela-ware Water Gap and other mountain resorts, and fromEaston to Allentown and Philadelphia. As will appearlater, the Philadelphia connection is of great importance inthe Northampton Traction Companys summer business. ♦Street Railway Journai., Dec. 28, 1907. 5 per cent are the rule rather than the exception. The fol-lowing table illustrates this condition in detail: GRADES OF THE NORTHAMPTON TRACTION COMPANYLocation. Per cent of grade. Length. Spring Garden St., Easton g 270 ft. Car Barn Hill 150 Pushkin Park Trestle 8 200 Walters Hill 8 no Beers Trestle 8 no Belfast Hill 200 Belfast Hill S 120 Kesslerville Hill 5 240 February i, 1908.] Location Per Cent of Grade Length Kochers Hill 80 Frutcheys Farm 130 Achenbachs Hill 400 Ackerman Hill iip to Meyers 5 270 North Side of same into Bangor 100 Despite the unf
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