. The Street railway journal . FERRY DEPOT IN SAN FRANCISCO AND STREET RAILWAY LINES LEADING TO IT introduced a system of electric third-rail traction which is and San Rafael, it passes through a section that is especiallymarked by many interesting engineering features. The North attractive. Many suburban homes have been built at severalShore Railroad, up to the last few months, operated a narrow-gage steam railroad and ferry system between San Franciscoand Cazadero, a distance of 87 miles, with branches to Mill. MAP OF NORTH SHORE RAILWAY ELECTRIC INTERURBAN DOUBLE BOW-KNOT ON MILL VALLEY & M
. The Street railway journal . FERRY DEPOT IN SAN FRANCISCO AND STREET RAILWAY LINES LEADING TO IT introduced a system of electric third-rail traction which is and San Rafael, it passes through a section that is especiallymarked by many interesting engineering features. The North attractive. Many suburban homes have been built at severalShore Railroad, up to the last few months, operated a narrow-gage steam railroad and ferry system between San Franciscoand Cazadero, a distance of 87 miles, with branches to Mill. MAP OF NORTH SHORE RAILWAY ELECTRIC INTERURBAN DOUBLE BOW-KNOT ON MILL VALLEY & MT. TAMALPAIS SYSTEM SCENIC RAILWAY, SAN FRANCISCO BAY IN THE DISTANCE January 2, 1904.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. S points along this line, and as the mild Califor-nia climate makes a suburban home attractivethe year round, the result has been the estab-lishment of several towns or communities ofpermanent residents whose business interestsrequire them to be in the city every day. Inbuilding up these towns the suburban train ser-vice of the North Shore Railroad to Mill Val-ley, San Rafael and intervening points has beenan important factor. The importance of this line has been verygenerally recognized by steam railway men,especially those familiar with the Californiasituation. It has been known, too, that theSouthern Pacific and the Santa Fe have beenfiguring upon getting control of this property,and now it is announced, semi-officially, that ar-rangements have been made by which the SantaFe is to acquire
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