. The street railway review . RECONSTRUCTION WORK DONE liY FALK CO. ON CRAND AVE., KANSAS CITY. Tlie tunnel through which cars pass just before reaching theelevated structure is ft. high at the center line and at the widest part. The brick arch lining is 2 ft. 2 in. thick. in the other departments, considerable diversity of practiceis found in the inethods of paving, due to the many different man-agements under which the work has been done, and to the variouschanges in motive powers. Three materials predominate, asphalt,brick and Sioux Falls imitation granite, othe
. The street railway review . RECONSTRUCTION WORK DONE liY FALK CO. ON CRAND AVE., KANSAS CITY. Tlie tunnel through which cars pass just before reaching theelevated structure is ft. high at the center line and at the widest part. The brick arch lining is 2 ft. 2 in. thick. in the other departments, considerable diversity of practiceis found in the inethods of paving, due to the many different man-agements under which the work has been done, and to the variouschanges in motive powers. Three materials predominate, asphalt,brick and Sioux Falls imitation granite, otherwise known as. between the track rails and slot with jasperite and the spacebetween the up and down tracks with cedar blocks. As theseblocks were unsatisfactory they were replaced temporarily withbrick, which, however, have never been disturbed, and when the citywanted to pave the remainder of the street, it decided upon asphalt. Asphalt is the favorite material with the company and has beenused almost exclusively for the past three years in reconstructionwork and on new extensions. The price paid per sq. yd. laid is$, with a lo-year guarantee that there will be no expense formaintenance, which, considering the durability of other materialsand the greater satisfaction given by asphalt from the standpointof the general vehicle trafTic. makes this the most desirable pavingthe company has discovered. Trinidad Lake asphalt is used. In preparing the street a bed
Size: 1399px × 1785px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., book, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectstreetrailroads
