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permitted this to be done without tunnels and with but two 

 through cuts. 



The accompanying map, prepared from the United States Coast 

 and Geodetic charts and the maps and profiles of the company, gives 

 a general idea of the location and main features. To the student 

 of railroad location it forms an interesting exhibit of the extreme 

 flexibility of railway location. 



The rails are steel, fifty-seven pounds to the yard, laid to 

 standard gauge upon the ordinary redwood ties in use on the 

 Pacific coast. Grading, trestle work, and laying cost about 

 $55,000. The entire road cost $136,746.44, or practically $16,700 

 per mile. 



The equipment consists of one thirty-ton geared locomotive 

 (Heisler), one twenty-ton geared locomotive (Shay), six open can- 

 opy-top observation cars, one half-closed passenger car, and two flat 

 cars. Cost of equipment, $22,450.* 



The locomotives and cars are very thoroughly provided with 

 brakes: first, the Westinghouse automatic air brake; second, a 

 water brake; and, third, a powerful hand brake to each locomotive 

 and car. The efficiency of this equipment is attested in the opera- 



Yiew from Summit of Mount Tamalpais Hotel at Terminus. 



tion of the road without accident or injury of any kind. The loco- 

 motives are always operated on the lower end of trains, and the 

 maximum speed allowed is eight miles per hour. 



The ride up the winding canons and through the superb scenery 

 traversed by this road is a treat of which one never tires. The 



* The writer is indebted to the officers of the Mill Valley and Mount Tamalpais Scenic 

 Railway for the above accurate statistics. 



