. The street railway review . ge of personal injuriesdue to the operation of surfaceelectric railways where thethird rail is used, and wherethe railway line is properlyfenced to prevent pedestriansfrom entering and walkingalong the railway tracks, com-pares very favorably with theoperation of the third-rail ele-vated railroads. The alignment of the pro-posed railway (which is prac-tically that decided upon, ex-cepting the gap at the main en-trance and the change whichcarries one branch of the lineto the right of the AthleticField, whereas the single loopline passed to the left) wasmade within
. The street railway review . ge of personal injuriesdue to the operation of surfaceelectric railways where thethird rail is used, and wherethe railway line is properlyfenced to prevent pedestriansfrom entering and walkingalong the railway tracks, com-pares very favorably with theoperation of the third-rail ele-vated railroads. The alignment of the pro-posed railway (which is prac-tically that decided upon, ex-cepting the gap at the main en-trance and the change whichcarries one branch of the lineto the right of the AthleticField, whereas the single loopline passed to the left) wasmade within reasonable walk-ing distance of all of the prin-cipal points of interest, and 13stations at which all train^:should slop were convenientlylocated for easy access to thechief exhibits. Under maxi-mum conditions of traffic itwas proposed to operate iztrains of four cars each at alittle leis than two minuteheadway, the time required tomake one complete circuit ofthe SA miles of railway tjeing23!^ minutes. The numl>cr of 1^—. !Ti-nici«<.r-Hiii«a».> :i k<vcm puint in oiu- liotir wiitild lie 120, andthe scaling capacity of each car tK-ing not less than 75 pa^scngc^^,the capacity of the railway as a piece of mechanism for transport-ing pct^ple would lie ) round trip passengers per hour. Thesclieilnle time, including stops at stations, was made 14 miles perhour, requiring acceleration to masimum speeds of 35 miles perhour. The maximum capacity of the railway with 12 trains of fourcars each in service, for a lb-hour day would Ik* round trippassengers. The cost to produce this electric railway including all the neces-sary appliances ready for operation was estimated to be approxi-mately $660,000. The cost of operation including the purchase otcurrent was placed at approximately $150,000, making the total out-lay for construction and operation approximately $810,000.
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