

K VIMiOADS. 



sengers thirty-two above and a similar mindier be- 

 low. The seats on both decks are arranged i 

 versely. with a central able. 



The incrett>e of 100 INT rt-nt. e...t- c- -mparat ively 



little extra dead w icreaoed a< 



inflation is obtained oy the additi.-n of a roof car- 

 ii light iron r*U."t I the 



seats, together with such im-n-nM* in the strength 



f the oar body and frame as may IH necessary. 



.:iy commodious, an 



ih. inoi..rmnn. -"ii- 



t roller, mid brake apparatus on the <>ut-idc <>f the 



. minted on Kuivka 



iiiim-trartioii pi\--tal tru- ks. and aTC e<jiiip|Hd 



with Wi^t r- motors." 



MM Htiwl RailwayK, aUo \nmi.cr ..i 



Car*. iNvS. In n-\iewing the progress of soj 



roadv York -Sun." . ble in 



Miioumed. in .Inly, 1808, that 



- three years ago t) of horse roads was 



Is, l.'iJl : "f steam road-. 



nd of cable nads, ,VJ7 N\\ tin t-h-ctrie roads lead 

 all other*. ... At the U-gim :-!), when 



aii|ilianee*> f..r |r>|>uNi,.n. etc. The total amount 

 with intei 



( Mi .l I l.-rlrie .mil ( .il.lr Ito.nl ( on^triir 

 lion. -Some intafMting facts and figures ( ,,ii,- ( . ni . 

 i iff ace-oar system- u ! at a meet in-; 



nU-r. 



lie Mie.-tui annoanoed that 



the cost df th, lll^'le 



trai k. \\as n,,| 1< t|,j i: i j,, , ,,,,;, 



.ngton. h. ('.. alN.ut *:!d." 

 ralile roads in |?5,000, 



' i"ii, it \\as stjii.-.l. i- \er\ much 

 harder on the rails than cable traction, \\in-n the. 

 headway is under three iniimt. ..-trie 



and caltl. it eipial in cost, luit the 



motor costs from ten to twelve times M- much 

 as the i;ri|'s. or a dilTcren. of al.oiit *l.(Mn. 



\il- .ml. i-.- id I Icctric s^striu .is to i 



etc. Mr. >. I. riting to the M Street IJail- 



\\ay .lournal " in 1S1MJ under this hradini;. said that. 



from com|>;iris,,ns n 



prefer to ride in electric oars. It was also asoer- 



VIAI|-T. C-IM'INXATI. 



Irniul building first began to be popular. 



. 



1.641 mil of track and IIHUJ: 2.'Mfi carv I 

 so great ha- b-u the mnltiplication of lines that 

 there are mote than 7,000 mi 

 railroad*." 



'<* pngreed companies j,,. 



pment of . - tn- al str. ( -t-rail- 



war boflitiBJ began to mnke arrangement- far 



ahcail for franchise and oth.-r innnic-ipal 



privileges. Ju- 



MS and l^ike Railroad Company pur. 

 from the municipal authont;. - of New Orient 

 $700.000 cash down, a n-n>-wal of privileges al- 

 ready held. This renewal extends from 1908 until 

 1956. This-M-ciirity was* needed and ol.tainod by the 

 oin|any to justify a heavy investment in electrical 



tamed Keyond anv doubt that electric . 

 the jMM.ple more cheaply. " Thoe result 



obtained fn.m a f.-w dec-trie car- run on level lines 

 and at high rate- of -peed, but from the operation 

 of upward of 1.V i ,m one and a balfto two 



and a half minutes headway at time-, and <>n lines 

 having grades as high as 11 .Mi I 



in couclu-ioii. said : 



"Kvry time a cable power house can b- 



i with ami the ]in< b\ electricity, 



tliat jM.wcr hoiis.-'s item 'labor' i- wiped out. and 

 the item ' fuel' is reduced both on account o 1 

 less fuel required JKT car mile lor an electric I'.adv 

 as ag; ; able road, and because, the cable; 



houses are usually run noncondcnsing, when 

 the electric power house the engines are run 

 densing." 



