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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.
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GENERATOR LEADS BETWEEN STATIONS A AND B Parker, general express and passenger agent, who is ablyassisted by A. F. Eastman, traveling express agent, whokeeps closely in touch with shippers along the line. An arrangement has recently been made whereby bag-gage can be checked by passengers at any point on theDetroit United interurban system, to the railroad depots
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MAP SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF FREIGHT CARS ON DETROIT RAILWAYS or to points touched by the steamers of the White StarLine, the Detroit & Buffalo Line or the Detroit & Cleve-land Line. This is by an arrangement made with the De-troit Omnibus Line. Passengers must, of course, pay forthe cost of transfer of baggage from the electric depot tothe depot or dock desired. Baggage is not handled free onthe interurban lines because of the low rates of fare which cut divisions, illustrate this well. However, a certainstandard type of overhead construction is now being putin wherever new work is called for. This is shown in theengraving on another page, giving the two forms adoptedfor future work, one with a supporting brace belowthe bracket, the other without. A truss rod is used in bothcases, because of the large amount of supportit gives with a small weight of material. Thedrawing shows the bracket fittings of the OhioBrass Company. The tubing is 1^ ins. and thetruss rod \ in. Two figure

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