. Canadian transportation & distribution management. Beach, when it again goes on the high-way. Passing the full length of the Beach,it crosses the canal on the highway bridge,and then on to Burlington, this latter por-tion from the bridge being single trackline, as that is the end of the heavy sum- Typical Single Truck City Car. includes the towns of Stoney Creek, Win-ona and Grimsby, as well as the summerresort at Grimsby Beach, the line touching-all these points. The original line wasbuilt before the day of separate rights ofway for electric lines, and in consequenceoperates along the highw
. Canadian transportation & distribution management. Beach, when it again goes on the high-way. Passing the full length of the Beach,it crosses the canal on the highway bridge,and then on to Burlington, this latter por-tion from the bridge being single trackline, as that is the end of the heavy sum- Typical Single Truck City Car. includes the towns of Stoney Creek, Win-ona and Grimsby, as well as the summerresort at Grimsby Beach, the line touching-all these points. The original line wasbuilt before the day of separate rights ofway for electric lines, and in consequenceoperates along the highways. The speedsof operation possible on the other lines isnot possible here, as the highways alongwliich the line passes contain many curvesand sharp turns. The company, owns G passenger and 5freight cars, and during the past year car-ried 687,500 passengers. But it is not forthe passenger traffic alone that this lineis particularly valuable, great as it is, butmore especially for the heavy freight trafficthat is developed. The fruit traffic during. Inspection Shed and Storage Yards. mer beach traffic. From Burlington, theline follows its own right of way througha prosperous farming community, andthrough the village of Bronte to Oakville,the eastern terminus. The single track por-tion of the line at the time of constructionwas graded all the way, for the subsequentaddition of a second track. Up to thepresent, the traffic has not warranted thisaddition. Between termini, there are 9 mainstops, with numerous intermediate flagstops. The Oakville terminal is a completestation, with agent. The total length of the line is 21% miles,over which there are operated during thewinter 18 cars a day each way. Duringthe summer the heavy beach traffic creates the summer, from June on through into thewinter, is particularly heavy. In addition,in the early spring, the shipments of nurs-ery stock from off the line are considerable,and the volume of traffic is such as to keepthe companys freight mo
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