. The street railway review . d the various connections in-cluded between Albany and LakeGeorge. The distances of the variousdivisions are as follows: from Albanyto Waterford, 12 miles; Waterford toStillwater, 12 miles; Mechanicsville toSaratoga, 18 miles; Stillwater to FortEdward. 24 miles; Fort Edward toGlenns Falls, 7 miles; Glenns Falls toWarrensburg, 16 miles. There arethree parks along the route of thisrailway, Ondawa Park is located 30miles from Waterford and 20 milesfrom Glenns Falls. Kaydeross Parkis 34 miles from Waterford and FortWilliam Henry Park is 53 miles fromWaterford. The tim
. The street railway review . d the various connections in-cluded between Albany and LakeGeorge. The distances of the variousdivisions are as follows: from Albanyto Waterford, 12 miles; Waterford toStillwater, 12 miles; Mechanicsville toSaratoga, 18 miles; Stillwater to FortEdward. 24 miles; Fort Edward toGlenns Falls, 7 miles; Glenns Falls toWarrensburg, 16 miles. There arethree parks along the route of thisrailway, Ondawa Park is located 30miles from Waterford and 20 milesfrom Glenns Falls. Kaydeross Parkis 34 miles from Waterford and FortWilliam Henry Park is 53 miles fromWaterford. The time table on the back of thisfolder gives all the connections cities touched, including the timeof arrival and of leaving, and the time in transit as well as thefare in each case. Through ticket fares and round trips to thevarious points are issued at considerably reduced prices. Thecompanys cars are heated with hot water; they contain an elec-tric light for every seat, and there is a smoking compartment ineach A NEW EMERGENCY BRAKE. The question of brakes for electric railway cars has recently at-tracted considerable attention in England on account of a numberof accidents due to the want of sufficiently powerful brakes. TheBoard of Trade has taken a decided stand in this matter with theresult that in several cases the opening of new lines has been de-layed until more effective brakes are procured. While a number of accidents has been caused by runaway carson grades, the greater number of accidents has occurred on per-fectly level roads where passengers or vehicles have attempted tocross in front of the cars. In cases of emergency the wheel brakeshave been found quite insufficient and the weight and speed of elec-tric cars demand a brake which is capable of almost instantaneousapplication and which requires but little physical exertion on thepart of the driver, so that his attention is not attracted from hisother duties. The Electrical Review, of London, gives t
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