. The Street railway journal . complete system of transit is urged, with a view toits independent control or operation, yet so related to existinglines as to secure the advantages of a universal exchange oftransfers with them wherever practicable. It is further con-tended that fares should be fixed by the Rapid Transit RailroadCommission, with the approval of the Board of Estimate, at afigure that would provide, at least, for the interest on the con-struction bonds, a sinking fund for their redemption within areasonable period, the cost of operation and other ordinarycharges. February 28, 1903
. The Street railway journal . complete system of transit is urged, with a view toits independent control or operation, yet so related to existinglines as to secure the advantages of a universal exchange oftransfers with them wherever practicable. It is further con-tended that fares should be fixed by the Rapid Transit RailroadCommission, with the approval of the Board of Estimate, at afigure that would provide, at least, for the interest on the con-struction bonds, a sinking fund for their redemption within areasonable period, the cost of operation and other ordinarycharges. February 28, 1903.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 329 GRINDING SPECIAL WORK FOR INTERURBAN CAR WHEEL FLANGES Nearly every city road, which had its curves and special worklaid several years ago and now finds it necessary to admit inter-urban cars on its tracks, has found it necessary to providelarger grooves for the flanges of the intcrurban car wheels thanwere originally provided for the city cars. Even though the SARATOGA THE NEXT CONVENTION PLACE. GRINDING SPECIAL WORK AT AURORA track in general may accommodate large interurban flangesthere are likely to be several points where it is necessary eitherto lay new special work or to grind out the grooves in someway. In Aurora, 111., the entrance of the cars of the y\ur6ra,Elgin & Chicago high-speed electric line into the city made itnecessary to enlarge the grooves in some special work inthe heart of the city. These Aurora, Elgin & Chicago carshave standard M. C. B. treads and flanges. The tracks inAurora belong to the Elgin, Aurora & Southern TractionCompany, which, although it operates interurban lines, hasno cars with flanges as large as those on the Aurora, Elgin &Chicago. To enlarge the grooves and the special work, a pneumatictool is used for most of the work. A regular Christensen air-brake equipment furnishes the compressed air for the pneu-matic tool. When, however, the hardened centers of the special stated that wh
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