. Electric railway gazette . said rods are re-movably inserted, and pins ranging across the said angle braces, of one ormore supporting bars secured to the fender, the said bars having at therear thereof a head provided with a curved lug adapted to rest upon one ofthe pins and engage beneath the other, whereby the said bars are pivotedto the frame and removable therefrom. (See Illustration.) Electric Railway Gazette. Vol. XIII. NEW YORK, AUGUST 17, 1895. No. 7. Summer Resort Electric Railway. The West Shore Railway, running-out of New Haven,furnishes an interesting example of a Summer resortro
. Electric railway gazette . said rods are re-movably inserted, and pins ranging across the said angle braces, of one ormore supporting bars secured to the fender, the said bars having at therear thereof a head provided with a curved lug adapted to rest upon one ofthe pins and engage beneath the other, whereby the said bars are pivotedto the frame and removable therefrom. (See Illustration.) Electric Railway Gazette. Vol. XIII. NEW YORK, AUGUST 17, 1895. No. 7. Summer Resort Electric Railway. The West Shore Railway, running-out of New Haven,furnishes an interesting example of a Summer resortroad. The route which the line follows is one which isespecially picturesque, and the patronage of those whoride solely for pleasure during the warm weather is nat-urally attracted, but in the main the traffic is derivedfrom those who visit the pleasant resorts near the city,and from the residents of the Summer hamlets lyingalong the road. The railway is operated during theentire year, but it is profitable only during the warm. Woodmont, pleasantly situated on the shore at a shortdistance from the railway. Here are located cottagesbelonging to a number of prominent residents of Con-necticut. The road extends thence through a picturesqueregion to Colonial Park, which is located between therailway and the shore. Here has been erected the Con-necticut State Building which was originally built at theWorlds Fair in Chicago. The structure is finely situ-ated on a knoll overlooking the Sound, and within ashort distance of the Woodmont station of the site of the building is one of the most interestingspots in the State, from a historical point of view. Ata short distance away the Britishfleet lay at anchor off the shoreon July 4 and 5, 1779, at the timeof the invasion of New park, beyond a doubt, willprove one of the main attractionsof the railway. Those interestedin the road were largely instru-mental in purchasing the build-ing and transfering it to its pres-ent s
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