. The Street railway journal . grading and track laying on this division, and by April, 1893, electric cars were running through to Towson. In reducing the grades of this line from a maximumof 8 per cent, to a maximum of 3% per cent, (with theexception of one 5 per cent, in Towson), some heavy cut-ting and filling was necessary, and the turnpike was prac-tically closed to travel during the work. The excavationamounted to 10,000 cu. yds. per mile, and above the citylimits only the roadbed was carried to the new grade, theremaining portion of the turnpike being left at its originallines. The ill
. The Street railway journal . grading and track laying on this division, and by April, 1893, electric cars were running through to Towson. In reducing the grades of this line from a maximumof 8 per cent, to a maximum of 3% per cent, (with theexception of one 5 per cent, in Towson), some heavy cut-ting and filling was necessary, and the turnpike was prac-tically closed to travel during the work. The excavationamounted to 10,000 cu. yds. per mile, and above the citylimits only the roadbed was carried to the new grade, theremaining portion of the turnpike being left at its originallines. The illustration, showing the work in progress,will give an idea of the extent of the changes in a considerable time during last winter the road wasimpassable, even for the horse cars that were operated onthe old tracks, so the temporary expedient of steam trac-tion, as illustrated in the accompanying view, was re-sorted to. A hoisting engine, mounted on a hand car andgeared to its axles with sprocket wheels and chains, did. FIGS. 1 AND 2.—VIEWS ON THE LINE OF THE CITY & SUBURBAN RAILWAY—BALTIMORE & Point Breeze Railway Company, and the Baltimore,Catonsville & Ellicotts Mills Railway Company. Con-siderable new mileage has been added to these lines inthe shape of extensions and feeders, and the entire systemof sixty-one miles is now operated by electricity, with theexception of Catonsville line, which has not yet beenchanged. The suburban lines of this system constituteone of its interesting features, as they tap territorylikely to furnish important traffic as the growth of thecity extends its limits. The York Road line reaches tothe county seat at Towson, eight miles from the CityHall; the Catonsville line runs to Catonsville, seven milesfrom the City Hail; the Hampden & Woodbury line ex-tends to these important manufacturing suburbs, a dis-tance of three and a half miles, while the Point Breezeline goes to Point Breeze, about five and a half milessoutheast of the city.
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