Identifier: streetrailwayj251905newy (find matches)
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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hat at that time nearly 10,000 vehicles (two-wheeled carromatas, quilez and calesas) were licensed;about half of these were used for public service, the othersbeing private. The fares charged were high, and it was almostimpossible to secure vehicles except by previously engagingthem. It was estimated that over $4,000,000, Mexican, werecollected per annum by the public passenger vehicles. Again,the incapacity of the local utilities made it necessary for the ing towns of Caloocan and Tondo. Ordinarily, on this steamline, a single train of two cars sufficed, but on holidays andfiestas four cars were required. The horse car line was dividedinto seven different sections, over each of which a 2-cent farewas charged. No attention was paid in the operation of carsto requirements of traffic, and the operation was so irregularthat no dependence could be placed upon the service. The tracks existing were of extremely light construction andnarrow gage. On the steam line to Malabon, T-rail weighing
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708 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. XXV. No. 17. 35 lbs. was laid on molave ties 4 ft. 7 ins. long, 7 ins. wide and4 ins. thick. The track was located along the side of the high-way and ballasted with earth, sand and gravel. The rails onthe horse car lines weighed 56 lbs., and were ordinarily laiddirectly on the earth and macadam, without sleepers, but withtie rods every 6 ft. Early in 1902 an investigation into the possibilities of com-l)ining the electric lighting and power interests and the tram-

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