. Electric railway journal . One-Man Car Operation inCalgary, Alberta Municipal Railway in CanadianCity With a Population of 60,000Operates Forty-two ReconstructedCars on the One-Man Plan By Thomas H. McCauley Superintendent Calgary Street RailwayCalgary, Alberta, Canada ALGARY, like other cities inwestern Canada, was over-con-structed during the boom days of1909 to 1913 in anticipation of con-tinued growth. Beginning in July,1909, with two cars and 3 milesof track the street railway systemgrew in five years to have seventy-nine cars and71 y2 miles of track. The details of this growth andof th

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. Electric railway journal . One-Man Car Operation inCalgary, Alberta Municipal Railway in CanadianCity With a Population of 60,000Operates Forty-two ReconstructedCars on the One-Man Plan By Thomas H. McCauley Superintendent Calgary Street RailwayCalgary, Alberta, Canada ALGARY, like other cities inwestern Canada, was over-con-structed during the boom days of1909 to 1913 in anticipation of con-tinued growth. Beginning in July,1909, with two cars and 3 milesof track the street railway systemgrew in five years to have seventy-nine cars and71 y2 miles of track. The details of this growth andof the layout of the system after seven years ofdevelopment were covered in an article publishedin the Electric Railway Journal of Nov. 4, 1916,page 962. Including 3V2 miles of track to theSarcee military camp, added in 1916, the total mile-age is now 75 and the city owns ninety-one cars ofall classes. The railway represents a total cost of$2,280,000. During prosperous days nearly $600,000 was setaside as a sinking fund and depre

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