. Electric railway journal . vailable to the passengerswhen necessary. Each motor car is equipped with two130-hp commutating-pole motors geared 1, and whenrun at 710 these can move a loaded motor car andtrailer, totaling 54 tons, at a maximum speed of control system is operated from a 65-volt storage bat-tery circuit. Weekday operation is given for twenty-two hours, name-ly, from 3:20 a. m. to 1:23 a. m., and holiday service from4:07 a. m. to 2:03 a. m. Pour expresses and three locals arein all-day hourly service, but an eighth train is run in themorning and late afte
. Electric railway journal . vailable to the passengerswhen necessary. Each motor car is equipped with two130-hp commutating-pole motors geared 1, and whenrun at 710 these can move a loaded motor car andtrailer, totaling 54 tons, at a maximum speed of control system is operated from a 65-volt storage bat-tery circuit. Weekday operation is given for twenty-two hours, name-ly, from 3:20 a. m. to 1:23 a. m., and holiday service from4:07 a. m. to 2:03 a. m. Pour expresses and three locals arein all-day hourly service, but an eighth train is run in themorning and late afternoon for the accommodation ofworkmens and school traffic. The express trains make run in forty-four minutes, and the local trainsdo so in fifty-eight minutes. Of the total running time ofthe through trains, the 3 miles on the Cologne tracks re-quire sixteen minutes and the miles in Bonn six maximum speed of trains on the right-of-way variesfrom 43 to 50 and is not permitted to exceed 12^4. Electric Rhine Interurban Railways—Map of Cologne-Bonn andBonn-Siegburg-Konigswinter Railways on the city tracks. The total average daily run ofthrough cars is about 332 miles. Every train consists of atleast one motor car and one trailer. The other combinationsare two motor cars and one trailer, or two motor cars andtwo trailers. The fine service given by this line is wellpatronized despite the fact that the fares are higher eventhan for similar service on American interurban , the second-class fare between Cologne and Bonn is35 cents, or 2 cents per mile, and for the third-class cents, or cents per mile. The third-class travel isabout four times as great as the second-class. The onlydifference in furnishings is the superior upholstery of thesecond-class compartments. The cars are maintained at Wesseling. Their electricalequipment, brakes and lights are inspected dialy. Regularoverhauling is on the basis of
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