. The Street railway journal . rotected from fire by being covered with asbestos board,thus making the car as nearly fireproof as can be done witha wooden-bodied car. when starting or stopping the rotary. The views show notonly the outside of the car and the apparatus inside, butalso the hook switches which were mounted outside the carin order that the 11,000-volt power might be entirely cut outof it when not in use. The car has proved a considerable help in handling thetraffic at its summer location and is likely to prove ofequal or greater assistance at its next location, which willprobably
. The Street railway journal . rotected from fire by being covered with asbestos board,thus making the car as nearly fireproof as can be done witha wooden-bodied car. when starting or stopping the rotary. The views show notonly the outside of the car and the apparatus inside, butalso the hook switches which were mounted outside the carin order that the 11,000-volt power might be entirely cut outof it when not in use. The car has proved a considerable help in handling thetraffic at its summer location and is likely to prove ofequal or greater assistance at its next location, which willprobably be at one of the permanent sub-stations wherealterations are contemplated for the coming winter. 9o8 STREET RAIL1 HANDLING TRAFFIC AT THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR To handle the immense crowds attending the MinnesotaState Fair during the first week of every September theTwin City Rapid Transit Company, which operates thestreet car system of Minneapolis and St. Paul, has built anextensive and interesting terminal station at the fair. ST. PAUL CARS ON STORAGE TRACKS, WITH CAR ON THERIGHT UNLOADING AY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXX. No. 18. 4 grounds. During the six days of the fair this year, fromSept. 2 to 7, the company carried approximately 250,000people to and from the grounds; the heaviest single daywas Sept. 2, Labor Day, when the attendance mounted to 80,000. The fair grounds are located midway between Minne-apolis and St. Paul on the Como-Interurban car line. Asis seen from the accompanying plan, the terminal consistsof two great loops, enclosing five storage tracks betweeneach loop. This duplicate arrangement is adopted to sepa-rate the Minneapolis and St. Paul traffic; the St. Paul carsenter and leave on the east or St. Paul loop, while theMinneapolis cars use the west or Minneapolis loop. Largesigns direct the passengers to the proper points and abso-lutely no confusion occurs. The main loops are so con-nected to the two main tracks that cars can be run in andout of the terminal in alm
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