The Street railway journal (1903) (14573348887)

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Title: The Street railway journal

Year: 1884 (1880s)

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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation

Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.

Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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CAR CROSSING 1300-FT. BRIDGE ACROSS SAN GABRIEL RIVER which is shown in the accompanying cuts. The contrivance isnow in use on all of the companys Long Beach cars, and isvery inexpensive. William Jennings, mechanical superintendent, who, with through a beautiful stretch of semi-tropical country to the littletown of Whittier, distant 17.38 miles. The line was opened forregular traffic on Nov. 7. Half-hourly service is maintainedmost of the day (hourly when midday dullness obtains), with November 21, 1903.) STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 923 the last car leaving the city of Los Angeles at 11:30 p. m. When completed the Whittier line will be the equal of any ofthe other Huntington lines out of Los Angeles, having broad-gage, ballasted, oil-sprinkled tracks, and using exclusively thetype of car shown in the accompanying illustration. The diffi-culty in obtaining steel rails has made it impossible to open theline double-tracked all the way to Whittier, but the grading iscompleted for the purpose

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