. The Street railway journal . ICE IS CUT FOR TRANSPORTATION BY THE LAS VEGAS ELECTRIC RAILWAY has practically made up its mind to tap this valuable part ofNew Mexico by extending its electric line some 40 to 50miles. New plans have not yet been definitely decided on, butwill be very shortly. The new line will also cover one of thefinest scenic routes in the United States. TRACK AND ROLLING STOCKThe Las Vegas Railway & Power Company has approxi- A TYPICAL VIEW ALONG THE LINE OF THE LAS VEGAS ELECTRIC RAILWAY, SHOWING THE RUGGED NATURE OF THE SCENERY framing is of dry and well-seasoned white as
. The Street railway journal . ICE IS CUT FOR TRANSPORTATION BY THE LAS VEGAS ELECTRIC RAILWAY has practically made up its mind to tap this valuable part ofNew Mexico by extending its electric line some 40 to 50miles. New plans have not yet been definitely decided on, butwill be very shortly. The new line will also cover one of thefinest scenic routes in the United States. TRACK AND ROLLING STOCKThe Las Vegas Railway & Power Company has approxi- A TYPICAL VIEW ALONG THE LINE OF THE LAS VEGAS ELECTRIC RAILWAY, SHOWING THE RUGGED NATURE OF THE SCENERY framing is of dry and well-seasoned white ash. The interiorshave space for advertising cards, push buttons, signal bells,and other features of modern cars. The cars are equippedwith electric headlights. The Las Vegas Company has alsopurchased two cars 38 ft. 6 ins. long over the platforms, withIjodies 28 ft. 6 ins. long, of the same general type as thosedescribed above. Each of these cars is equipped with fourGE-54 motors and with Westinghouse air brakes. All of the. nRIDGE .STREET, LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO, SHOWING CAR CROSSING THE STEEL BRIDGE ACROSS THE GALLINAS OF THE RAILWAY. COMPANYS COMBINATION PASSENGER CARS MAY BE SEEN ON THERIGHT, AND ITS ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE ON THE LEFT OF THE ROADWAY niately 3 miles of track in the city limits and 9 miles all of this track is of recent construction. Sixty-lb. T-rail is used throughout, with No. 0000 copper bondsplaced between the angle-bar and the rail. The new rolling stock purchased consists of three com-plete car equipments, each car being 35 ft. 4 ins. over all, 25 above cars were furnished by the St. Louis Car Company,St. Louis, Mo. The company has, in addition to the rolling stock men-tioned, one small electric locomotive for use in deliveringfreight, and one open car of the double-truck type. Both ofthese cars are. equipped with Westinghouse motors and air 132 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXIX. No. 4. brakes. These last two cars were furnishe
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