. The Street railway journal . bridge proper. A 1,000, submarine cable is laid on the bottomstream to conduct current for the operation of the lowerend of the railroad. The private telephone system which isused for the despatching of trains, etc., also crosses Tan- bor, the company is thus permitted to carry on an inter-change of cars with the various railroads and steamshipcompanies. At Newport News the company uses the wharf of theconnecting electric railway line, cars of which are rundirectly to the steamers side. At Old Point Comfort thecompany uses the government dock; this doc
. The Street railway journal . bridge proper. A 1,000, submarine cable is laid on the bottomstream to conduct current for the operation of the lowerend of the railroad. The private telephone system which isused for the despatching of trains, etc., also crosses Tan- bor, the company is thus permitted to carry on an inter-change of cars with the various railroads and steamshipcompanies. At Newport News the company uses the wharf of theconnecting electric railway line, cars of which are rundirectly to the steamers side. At Old Point Comfort thecompany uses the government dock; this dock is main-tained by the government and one-half of the maintenancecharges are collected from the numerous transportationcompanies doing business at this point. Eor the conduct of the steam-ferry service the Norfolk& Atlantic Terminal Company operates two staunchocean-going steamers. The steamer Norfolk-on-the-Roads is 125 ft. long, 24 ft. beam and lo-ft. draft, and itis one of the ablest vessels on the Atlantic Coast, her. PAVILION AT PINEY BEACH ners Creek through the agency of a submerged cable. Athird cable is provided for the 2000-volt alternating circuit. The deep-water terminal of the Norfolk & Atlantic Ter-minal Company consists of a substantial pier running 1200ft. from the shore line, where it connects with a five-sidedwharf of liberal proportions. The construction of thiswork is substantially the same as above mentioned for theTanners Creek Bridge. In the center of the wharf is abuilding 50 ft. x 150 ft., in one end of which is locatedwaiting rooms, toilets, wharfmasters office and package triple-expansion engines developing 1200 hp. The secondsteamer is the Belle Horton. Both of these vesselshave been elaborately fitted out by the company, and affordevery facility for the comfort of the passengers. Bothsteamers are equipped with electric light plants and search-lights. The cafe and restaurant of these vessels is con-ducted on a high plane and at strictly city prices.
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