STREET RAILROAD. 



rring service of this character was intn*lu< 



MI, Canada, and other .-iiu-. and ha- proved 

 entirely MI . the overhead trolley system 



being utilized fur the purpose. For more than two 

 years post-offlc* con, especially e,,mp|.ed. hit* . 

 run as cable-car aHMMMBtS OH the rinr.i .\\cnue 

 ..mid the id.-.'i ..f thu- -unplify- 



ll.lll Mt HllbMMtloli* |H jik. 



be developed until ut last every iiii|M>rtnt city route 

 will be covered. 



t, esneciallv those connected with car light int*. 



\. ntilati'on. ea^c of motion, and a score of oil., 

 nbiuing in a greater or leas d 

 to the comfort and help of passengers anxioi. 



their resjH'ctive destinations at a maximum 

 of speed and e, m fort with a minimum of .\pense 

 and j>er>onal n 



The ( inciiinati \ i.idnet. \ H DMthodl 



have been adopt rying ami .-..n- 



ng surface it \ lines across cuts, ravines, and 



other oi.cn spaces. 



. Olie of the liM-t sllli- 



-tantial and at the 



. time mod 



tic - -iruct- 



el is that now in u-e 

 at Cim-innati. The 

 b.isinevs portion of 

 1 the city occupies a 

 plateau nearly three 

 miles wide, i 

 abruptly a!>"i. 



h side 

 ^^^^1 oftheOhl 



Hjj lieyond t In- i- an ir- 

 ar line of bluITs 

 ^ some -liKI feet high. 



OMoaa WBCTIOK OF KUCCTRICAL SUBWAY. - 



... . . ..... ....... . 



II. -i < ars for Plea-nre Parties. < linrch 

 Part ieH,f*tr. The successful use of electric trolley 

 cars for rapid conveyance of urban and suburban 

 residents to and from their places of business has led 

 U applications of the idea for purposes of 

 pleasure. Palace trolley cars are now in use for 

 theater and excursion parties. In Brooklyn, within 

 the past two year?, these cars at night arc decorated 

 with variegated lights <>f every hue and present a 



dly pleasing et at a distance in 



sparsely aettled localities. In Boston cars for 

 alion purposes are painted in black and gold, with 

 crimson panels. The trucks and running gear 

 are of dark green. 



nor woodwork of these palace cars is 



i*hed mahogany, and the upholstering i< of 

 peacock-blue brocaded plush. ! \.-nty 

 hairs, and each rhair is provided with a wire hat- 

 holder under the seat. Not only do j pie charter 



these can for parties, but for drarefafOtng f ,n Sun- 

 days and other routine events. Their Provision in 



Trolley Pan-, |. |>,|j , , , -, sv.tem. At St. 

 Loots the convenience of the electric can were 

 further ilium ratl some time ago by the esti 

 ment of a parrel-delivery system. As early as 

 oo one of the St. lx>ois trolley lines, a regain 



*w in operation, in the col- 



lection ami booaa to-home delivery of ordinal 

 prssB package This jmrticular line start- in the 

 heart of the , ity and runs for -.-\.n miles through 

 mth. A d-Hverycar u-.l for 



the work makes three trip* per day. running on 

 schedule time. The car is especially co/iipped for 

 the purpose, and is mount > -1 -n motors of its own. 



The foregoing text reviews briefly the devel.,^ 

 mcnt of surface-ron<i - from 1891 t. 



From that date to the prewnt much has been done 

 to perfect the cable and elect ric systems. Improve- 

 ments have taken place in almost every depart- 



TROLUCY 

 Mb") 



which the cit \ 

 i. 'lie of 



hills i- know i: 

 Mount Adams, and 

 the illustration on 

 page 7U> 



on the .Mount 



Park Kail way. form- 

 ing part of the street-railway system, tlie park 

 on a hill in the eastern part of the city. 



Her i ^i oncernin- Trollc) ' Patents. 



Aloin the same time, the Patent otlice announced 

 the validity of the administ rator's claim in the mat- 

 ter of Van I>epoeleand ot hers who contested the 

 riu'ht to use and profit Ky the ovn-head trolli \ 

 tem. After a delay of iteni wa 



LTlalite.l to the otateof I >r. Charles .1. Van he; 



recognized as the inventor. Th< 



pun-hased 1>\ the Tliomsoii-IIMi<toii 

 Mipany. and the Patent oiVice decision 



just referred to gave this corporation a monopoly 



for seventeen years, covering all the electric rail- 

 in the country and their plant-. When the 



decision \\ ';.IHM miles of then- rail- 



lually in operation. 



NIC Van Pepoelc Patent. The principal 

 clau-e in the patent granted reads thu: "In an 

 electric railway the combination of a 01 

 ductor suspended above the line of travel of the 

 irwardly extending arm pivotaily sup- 

 pofled on ton of tie rally. 



and provided at its outer end with a contact d 



the underside of the su-pendcd con- 

 ductor. :ind a tendon spring for maintaining an 

 upward-pressure contact with the condn. 

 (Mcrhc.Ml- I leetrieal i;..il^a>. 



train on the Over' rieal 



Kailway a distinct advance on current British 

 methods of conveying city paenters to various 

 points within city limits was run succes-fully at 

 l.iverpo.,1. Kn^la'nd. The trip was report 



> satisfactory, the behavior of the main en- 

 gines and dynamos being all that was anticipated. 

 The construction of this railway resemble- in 

 general appearance that of the Sixth Av* nu 

 vated Railway, New York city." 



steam Klevated Roads their l)i-jnhan- 

 tage. The passing of the elevated steam railroad 



