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The Street railway journal (1904) (14573284677)

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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

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ds of the traffic. The reconstructionwork, which has now practically been com-pleted, consisted in rebuilding the entire road-way between Sausalito and San Rafael, puttingin double track for practically the entire dis-tance, installing a third-rail system of trainoperation, equipping the division with an im-proved automatic block signal system, buildinga high-tension power station, and erecting anew ferry depot and slip at Sausalito. TheMill Valley branch of the new system wasplaced in operation on Aug. 21, and the mainline to San Rafael was opened on Oct. 17.This is the first third-rail road to be con-structed and put into operation in California, 6 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. XXIII. No. i. and the second west of the Mississippi River, and it is a sig-nificant fact that the reconstruction work was done withoutinterrupting the old schedule of steam trains. ROUTE The San Francisco terminus of the line is at Ferry Building,at the foot of Market Street. Between this point and Sausalito

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APPROACH TO SOUTH PORTAL, WHERE ALUMINUM FEEDERSARE CARRIED OVER HILL, AND DOUBLE TRACKRUNS INTO SINGLE TRACK is operated a splendid ferry system, the ride across the bayaffording an interesting view of the harbor, with Angel Islandand Alcatraz Island, with their military stations, and of theGolden Gate. At Sausalito, a town of 3000 population, the

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