. The street railway review . erary of the visitorsto the convention. 558 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW, I Vol. XI, No. cj. TRACK CONSTRUCTION IN BROOKLYN. E. H. Packe, En(,rineer Maint. ! of Way, Rapid Tr llic traffic conditions in Brooklyn arc unlike those obtaining other city, at least in America. We have suburban lines run-ning for long distances at a high rate of speed; these converge, andthe same cars and equipment run througli outlying streets where ahigh speed can still be maintained until lower Fulton St. is during rush hours both morning and night, the cars
. The street railway review . erary of the visitorsto the convention. 558 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW, I Vol. XI, No. cj. TRACK CONSTRUCTION IN BROOKLYN. E. H. Packe, En(,rineer Maint. ! of Way, Rapid Tr llic traffic conditions in Brooklyn arc unlike those obtaining other city, at least in America. We have suburban lines run-ning for long distances at a high rate of speed; these converge, andthe same cars and equipment run througli outlying streets where ahigh speed can still be maintained until lower Fulton St. is during rush hours both morning and night, the cars form al-most one continuous train, and can barely crawl along. The numberof cars on tlie New York and Brooklyn Bridge roadways is stillgreater, and without exaggeration it can be said that on theseroadways the maximum of service wliich any street railway track iscalled upon to carry is reached. When it was definitely decided to operate cars over these , it was known tliat the service would be exceptionally BRACKENRIDGl; ; standard )-in., W-lb. rail. Bmki.,0-lb. section. With an estimated increase of 4 perlieavier rail is double that of the lig-hter. and the subject of rail section was thoroughly investigated by C. Brackenridge, at that time chief engineer of the track depart-ment of the Brooklyn Heights R. R., and chief engineer of theassociated trolley companies. He found that in the sections of9-in. girder rail then in use, the head of the rail was too far offcenter and not properly supported by the web. In fact, from line to the center of the web was only 3-32 in. On taking thismatter up with the steel companies, and sending them a sketch of
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