. Electric railway journal . A FLEET OF MOTOR TRUCKS OF THE GEORGIA RAILWAY & POWER COMPANY WHICH HAVE REPLACED HORSE-DRAWN TRUCKS July 28, 1917] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 153. ONE OF THE 2-TON MOTOR TRUCKS USED FOR HANDLING ANDSETTING POLES line service average 1000 miles per month. The cost ofoperation, including gasoline and maintenance, is per mile for the Ford cars and 10 to 15 cents permile for the heavier trucks. New Orleans Builds Track UnderAdverse Conditions Old Ties Show Long Life—New Track Is Laid onConcrete Base—Street Is Paved with WoodBlocks Set in Wet Concrete The track
. Electric railway journal . A FLEET OF MOTOR TRUCKS OF THE GEORGIA RAILWAY & POWER COMPANY WHICH HAVE REPLACED HORSE-DRAWN TRUCKS July 28, 1917] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 153. ONE OF THE 2-TON MOTOR TRUCKS USED FOR HANDLING ANDSETTING POLES line service average 1000 miles per month. The cost ofoperation, including gasoline and maintenance, is per mile for the Ford cars and 10 to 15 cents permile for the heavier trucks. New Orleans Builds Track UnderAdverse Conditions Old Ties Show Long Life—New Track Is Laid onConcrete Base—Street Is Paved with WoodBlocks Set in Wet Concrete The track construction standards and methods of theNew Orleans Railway & Light Company are of specialinterest because of the sub-surface conditions. Thecity is practically surrounded by water held out bylevees. The soil under the city is an alluvial depositand until a new city drainage system with large pumpswas installed a few years ago, many portions of thestreets of New Orleans were practically at water a 16-in. excavation would always show the new drainage system has been in operation,the permanent water level is now about 6 ft. below thestree
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