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Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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he next three months. The following is what Mr. Cum-niings, superintendent of the Indiana Railway Co., South Bend,Ind., says about the No. 39 truck: Let me say right here, that this truck for high speed interurbanservice is highly satisfactory. It rides like a sleeping car. It isthe simplest in its construction, and we do not hesitate to say thatit is the best truck we ever saw. It has so many good points that itmust be seen and used to be appreciated. Come down and see usand bring your friends and we will show you the very best equippedhigh speed service in the country. It will repay a visitor to the convention to sec this equipment onthe Indiana Railway. The solid steel Columbian may be seen inuse on the Chicago City Ry. on the South Side, or the ChicagoConsolidated Traction Co. on the North Side. « « » The Northern Ohio Traction Co., of Akron, has notified thechief of police that police ofificers in the future will not be permittedto ride free on its cars unless in full uniform.
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MONUMENTS IN LUICA(;0 PARKS. Oct. is, i«<ji).; STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 725 TRANSFORMING TRAM HEAD GIRDER INTOGROOVED RAIL. A dccidcilly iioM-l iinllmil nl ;priiiliiciTiK a kiivc(1 r.iil lias Ijcciiiiivcnleil by Mr. S. J. liiicUlarul, of .Spriiigra-kl, Ma^s. Ili- ai-coniplislics this with any section of fjirdcr rail by fitting into ih<-Irini an iron ;ia\inn blocl< of special shape. This invc-ntion. likeinniy olliii^. \v:i^ liu- n-snll ol ;i necessity. The city (Icsireil therailway cornp.iny to nse a yroovnl rail on one of its streets, amithe proposed change from the old rail to a grooved was estimatedto cost the company $H.ooo for rail and the city $10,000 for paving.Mr. BncUland is one (A the aldermen, and in his elTort to accom-plish the desired residt at less e.\;)ense. originated the iron pavingblock, which bears his name. Hy his system the estimates havebeen cnt down with .-i s.-iving of $7,000 to the city, and $6,ck)o to thecom))any. Onr illnstration conveys a good idea

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