. Electric railway gazette . d for whatever purposeseems best adapted to the wants of the com-munity. In order to still further utilize theproperty of the railroad company, the space onthe surface and below the railroad track will beimproved and also leased. In this way the com-pany expects to secure a perfect down-townterminal, with an Income sufficient to pay atleast the interest on the cost of the companys plan contemplates a two-trackstructure on the south side and the stopage oftrains at all street crossings, with electricity asthe motive power. North of the river a four-tr
. Electric railway gazette . d for whatever purposeseems best adapted to the wants of the com-munity. In order to still further utilize theproperty of the railroad company, the space onthe surface and below the railroad track will beimproved and also leased. In this way the com-pany expects to secure a perfect down-townterminal, with an Income sufficient to pay atleast the interest on the cost of the companys plan contemplates a two-trackstructure on the south side and the stopage oftrains at all street crossings, with electricity asthe motive power. North of the river a four-trackstructure is proposed, the two inner tracks to beused for express trains. The plan, It Is admitted,will involve the expenditure of millions, but its against the under side of the trolley wire, beingheld against it by strong spiral springs. Twocontact bars and two frames are provided foreach car as shown In the Illustration. The ad-vantage claimed for this method of contact aregreater reliability as compared with the wheel. OVERHEAD TROLLEY OP THE GENOA ROAD. contact as there is freedom from the danger ofthe trolley jumping from the wire. The contactbar Is nearly as long as the width of the car. Forthis reason much less guying of the trolley wireIs necessary In passing around curves, as the linemay be allowed to follow chords rather than con-form to the circumference of the circle. VAN BUBEN STBEET TUNNEL, CHICAGO. The new tunnel of the West Chicago StreetRailroad Company under the Chicago river justnorth of Van Buren street forms now a part of theroute of the Blue Island avenue and Halsted streetcable cars. Up to the present time the oars wereoperated by cable within a block of the tunnelapproach and were drawn into the business centerby horses. Work on the tunnel was started aboutfour years ago and It has been prosecuted underunusual difficulties. The section of the tunnelwas, in the first place, unusually large and thematerial penetrated very unfavorable, being forthe most
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