The Street railway journal (1904) (14574745000)

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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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SPRINGFIELD, TROY & PIQUA RAILWAY AND SPRINGFIELD &XENIA RAILWAY TERMINALS ON SAME RIGHT OF WAY ASTHE BIG FOUR (STEAM) RAILROAD ing district, dotted by a number of small villages, which willshortly hail with delight the first through cars on the Spring-field, Troy & Piqua Railway, a modern high-speed interurbanroad, designed for handling freight as well as passengers, whichhas been built through the center of this district. The road ispractically completed between Springfield and Troy, a distanceof 29.6 miles, passing through the villages of Maitland, Law-renceville, North Hampton, Dialton, Thackray, Christiansburg
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GASOLENE INSPECTION CAR and Casstown, and a right of way has been secured for a spurline from a point near Casstown to Piqua, affording a directroute between Piqua and Springfield, and providing a shorterall-electric route between Lima, Springfield and Columbus.The population on the present route is estimated at 1980 permile of track, including terminal cities. Springfield is one ofthe best known manufacturing cities in the Central West; noted for its varied industries and for its public institutions, amongthem the Masonic Home and the K. of P. Home. The popu-lation of Springfield is 42,000. Troy is a seat of Miami County,and is a live manufacturing city; population, 6000. Christians-burg is the center of a large farming district, and heretoforeit has had no railroad connection; population, 1100. The Springfield, Troy & Piqua Railway was projected by thelate General Asa S. Bushnell, former Governor of Ohio, agentleman who had acquired a large fortune in the manufac-ture of agricul

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