Street and Electric Railways: 1902
Street and Electric Railways: 1902
Part I (Statistical):
Street railways: Number and names of companies; length of track; traffic, classified according to power and according to population; car mileage; fares and transfers; accidents; capitallzatlon; income; expenditures; dividends; taxes and rentals; balance sheet;·employees; salaries and wages; consolidation of street railways; franchises, public regulation, and public ownership; digest of state laws and local franchise regulations in leading states. Street railways in European countries.
Interurban railways: General development and extent; traffic and earnings; comparison with steam railways as to cost of operation and fares; influence on steam railways; Influence on local retail business.
Part II (Technical):
History and development of electric traction; roadbed, track, and electric construction; cars and miscellaneous equipment; interurban railway construction and equipment; power houses, equipment, and output; electric light and power plants operated by street railway companies.
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