. The street railway review . Street RailwayReview. < • » As the result of recent drouths the City Electric Co., of .-Xustin,Tex., which depends entirely on water power for its operation,and which supplies current to the street railways of the city, hasbeen compelled to shut down, with the result that all the car linesare tied up for an indefinite period. Oct. 15, iKi;i). STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 711 THE OSHKOSH 3-PHASE ELECTRIC RY. The Cili/cns Iracliciii Co., of Oslikusli, Wis., wliicli has torseveral years operated an eleetric railway within the city limits,has recently coiii]iU-lecl ;in i
. The street railway review . Street RailwayReview. < • » As the result of recent drouths the City Electric Co., of .-Xustin,Tex., which depends entirely on water power for its operation,and which supplies current to the street railways of the city, hasbeen compelled to shut down, with the result that all the car linesare tied up for an indefinite period. Oct. 15, iKi;i). STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 711 THE OSHKOSH 3-PHASE ELECTRIC RY. The Cili/cns Iracliciii Co., of Oslikusli, Wis., wliicli has torseveral years operated an eleetric railway within the city limits,has recently coiii]iU-lecl ;in interurhan line connecting the citiesof OshUosh and Neenali. which, following the trend of the mostmodern iiractice, is o|)erated on the .^-phase alternating currentsystem. The urban lines, which aggregate 16 miles of singletrack, are somewhat peculiarly laid out to serve the entire city,there being in the first place a belt line encircling the city andfioiii ililTcniil priinls on this bell branrlu-s nni into llu- of. 1 ON THE INTKRURIiAN LINi:. the city, forming several loops, some of the belt line being in-cluded in each division. The interurban line is 16 miles in length,starting from the Athearn Hotel in the center of Oshkosh, andrunning out over what is called the north loop to the northern limitof the city, and from here there follows 10 miles of track withouta curve, and the remaining 6 miles have but four slight curves,making an ideal road for high speed service. Figs, i and 2show views along the interurban line, the former being a view ofthe straight track an<l the latter showing one of the curves nearNeenah. Oshkosh. witliin the last few years, has become a flourishingcity, largely on account of the numerous interestswhich have located there. It contains about inhabitants,and is located at the mouth of the Fox River and oji the shoreof Lake Winnebago. The river banks within the city arc lined withfactories, which lend considerabl
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