. The Street railway journal . FIG. 24.—ANOTHER VIEW OF THE VIADUCT OVER THE VANDALIA RAILROAD, AT GLEN STOCK FARM ceipt given. For others, it is collected as each of the several5-cent sections are passed over. The passenger traffic is largelythat of the class usually found on interurban lines terminatingin cities. It is, however, considerably augmented by the trafficbetween the several coal mines along the lines and by carryingthe miners to and from their work. The freight traffic, previ-ously referred to, is varied in its character, as may be observedby the assortment of freight ready for sh
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 24.—ANOTHER VIEW OF THE VIADUCT OVER THE VANDALIA RAILROAD, AT GLEN STOCK FARM ceipt given. For others, it is collected as each of the several5-cent sections are passed over. The passenger traffic is largelythat of the class usually found on interurban lines terminatingin cities. It is, however, considerably augmented by the trafficbetween the several coal mines along the lines and by carryingthe miners to and from their work. The freight traffic, previ-ously referred to, is varied in its character, as may be observedby the assortment of freight ready for shipment, shown in(Fig. 25) the illustration of the freight car being loaded at thestation. In addition to the freight hauled in the regular freight. FIG. OF VIADUCT OVER VANDALIA LINE AT GLEN STOCK FARM length, carry between Terre Haute and the sub-station at Ath-erton, two cross-arms above the bracket. The upper one, to-gether with a pin on top of the pole, support the three high-tension wires, these being arranged in a triangle with The lower bracket carries two telephone wires, and forthe greater portion an aluminum feeder of 0000 copper equiva-lent. A single 00 trolley placed 19 ft. above the rail is sidings are numbered, there being five between TerreHaute and Clinton. Spring frogs, as well as spring switches,are used in the track construction. At Clinton the line crossesthe Wabash River over the county bridge. One-half mile eastof the bridge the road passes over a low portion of the riverbottoms, necessitating a heavy fill, which, together with a trestle700 ft. long, extends for more than a mile. cars, every third passenger car carries small packages of ex-press matter. DESPATCHING Cars are des
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