. The Street railway journal . ies is now under thecontrolling management of the firm of Stone & Webster, ofBoston. The Tacoma lines are operated by the Tacoma Rail-way & Power Company, those in Seattle by the Seattle ElectricRailway Company, while the two cities are connected by theSeattle-Tacoma Interurban Railway. This interurban railway was opened for traffic on Sept. 25,1902, and in its equipment and similarity to steam railwaystandards of practice in roadbed, track and right of way, it isone of the most interesting high-speed electric third-rail sys-tems in the United States. It was buil
. The Street railway journal . ies is now under thecontrolling management of the firm of Stone & Webster, ofBoston. The Tacoma lines are operated by the Tacoma Rail-way & Power Company, those in Seattle by the Seattle ElectricRailway Company, while the two cities are connected by theSeattle-Tacoma Interurban Railway. This interurban railway was opened for traffic on Sept. 25,1902, and in its equipment and similarity to steam railwaystandards of practice in roadbed, track and right of way, it isone of the most interesting high-speed electric third-rail sys-tems in the United States. It was built under the direction ofStone & Webster, and its distinctive features constitute thechief subject matter of this article. The population tributary to the interurban line is estimatedat about 180,000, on the basis of the growth of the cities ofSeattle and Tacoma since 1900, together with the populationalong the line itself, which is probably about 35,000. The track runs for the most part through quite level country,. WHITE RIVER, LOOKING NORTH the maximum interurban grade being 2 per cent. Many longtangents abound, and from Renton Junction to Auburn theroute is practically a level air line for over 11 miles, and beinga private right of way, with superb roadbed and track, it isspecially adapted to speeds of from 50 miles to 60 miles perhour. The line runs on an average about 3 miles inland fromthe Puget Sound coast. Drawbridges have been built wherethe track crosses the Duwamish River and White River, be- May 2, 1903.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 647 tween Race Track and Renton Junction, and fixed bridges arefound at the White River crossing near Kent, and the PuyallupRiver crossing at Tacoma city line, and at Bay Street, Tacoma. The principal stopping points and distances from Seattle, asshown on the companys time-table, are shown in Table I: TABLE I. RunningDistance time from Seattle from Seattle Stations Miles Minutes Seattle 0 0 Connecticut Street 3 Argo 12 Georgetown
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