. The street railway review . own lino is only 13/2miles; of this two miles are over a jirivate right of way, «hich isfenced with wire, and the other 11% miles along the side of thepublic highway. However, the highway was widened for a con-siderable portion of the route. The interurban line is single track with turn-outs; the railsweigh GO lbs. per yd., of T section in GO ft. lengths, and are laidon chestnut ties 6 in. x 6 in. x 7 ft. spaced 24 in. apart betweencenters. The .ioints are made with 30-in. angle splice bars, withtie plates under the joints. The rails are bonded with the Brownplast
. The street railway review . own lino is only 13/2miles; of this two miles are over a jirivate right of way, «hich isfenced with wire, and the other 11% miles along the side of thepublic highway. However, the highway was widened for a con-siderable portion of the route. The interurban line is single track with turn-outs; the railsweigh GO lbs. per yd., of T section in GO ft. lengths, and are laidon chestnut ties 6 in. x 6 in. x 7 ft. spaced 24 in. apart betweencenters. The .ioints are made with 30-in. angle splice bars, withtie plates under the joints. The rails are bonded with the Brownplastic bonds. Split switches are used. maximum is5 per cent for 1000 ft. The trolley line is of No. 00 copper carried on chestnut poleswith side brackets made by the Hill Electric Compauy, NewBedford, Mass. Tlie copper. 13Vi miles of No. 00 trolley wn-e, and13% miles of 500,000-c. m. feeder wire, was all furnished by Electrical Works. The rolling stock comprises 12 open and eiglit closed , 36 The Suffleld & East Grauby Street Railway Company haschanged its name to the Hartford (Conn.) & SpringBeld RailwayCompany. IXTERIOK OF CAK. over all, with cross seats. The bodies were built by the AmericanCar Compauy, of St. Louis, aud are mounted on Pecklituu No. 14 Bdouble trucks, equipped with two a5-h. p. motors to eacli car. TheNew Haven Fare Register Company furnislitd the registers. Tobe prepared for winter the company lias three Taunton snowplows. The power station is about half-way between Provideuce andTaunton. It is a fine building, entirely of stone, brick andsteel, about 75 ft. by 107 ft. The roof is of tar and gravel,carried on steel trusses. The stack is at the side of the powerhouse, and is 115 ft. high with a Bue C ft. 3 in. in diameter. Thepower house was built by J. W. Bishop & Co., Providence. The engine and generator room is 50 tt. by 73 ft. 4 in., and con-tains two condensing engines built by E. P. Allis & Co., Milwati-kee; they are of
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