English: Identifier: streetrailwayj271906newy

Title: The Street railway journal Year: 1884 (1880s) Authors: Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co. Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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Text Appearing Before Image: m, and since used on the numerousthird-rail systems in this country. He had charge of the main-tenance of cars and power houses during the operation of thisroad until the close of the exposition. About this time the de-cision was made to equip electrically the Metropolitan Elevated,then being built in Chicago, and he became electrical engineerof this, the first commercial elevated road to be electricallyequipped. In 1896 he had added to his duties those of superin-tendent of motive power, and in 1897 those of superintendentof way. In 1898 he was made assistant general manager andin 1899 general manager of the company. He has just re-turned from a three months trip abroad, during which heinspected the various electric railway and power installations inEngland and on the Continent. His new work with the firm willbe in the line of his past experience. He will have in charge theirelectrical and mechanical engineering, and especially the examina-tion of new projects or existing properties.

Text Appearing After Image: H. M. BRINCKERHOFF iwut Street (Railway Journal Vol. XXVII. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1906. No. 8. Published Every Saturday by xhe McGraw Publishing Company Main Office:NEW YORK, Engineering Building, 114 Liberty Street.Branch Offices:Chicago: Monadnoek Block. Philadelphia: Real Estate Trust Building.Cleveland: Cuyahoga Building. London: Hastings House, Norfolk Street, Strand. Cable Address, Stryjourn, New York; Stryjourn, London—Liebers Code used. Copyright, 1906, McGraw Publishing Co. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION In the United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Cuba, Canada,Mexico and the Canal Zone. Street Railway Journal (52 issues) $3.00 per annum Single copies 10 cents Combination Rate, with Electric Railway Directory and Buyers Manual (3 issues—February, August & November) $4.00 per annumBoth of the above, in connection with American Street Rail-way Investments (The Red Book—Published annuallyin May; regular price, $5.00 per copy) $6.50 per annum To All Countri

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