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English: «Trolley route from Philadelphia to New York» (original caption)

Identifier: streetrailwayrev13amer (find matches)
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
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It is now possible to make the journey from Ilnladelphia to NewYork entirely by electric railway in approximately 13 hours withlittle wailing at connections and no walking. The cost in fares isabout $1..10. The total distance traveled is about 120 miles. The route is as follows: From sth and Chestnut St.. Philndclpbia, to Frankford; time52 minutes; fare five cents. From Frankford to Torresdale; time 28 minutes, fare five cents. Irom Torresdale to Croydcn; time 25 minutes; fare five cents. From Croyden to Rrislol (including short transfer in bus); time10 minutes; fare five cents. brom Ilrislol to Morrisville; lime 45 minutes; fare 15 cents.
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From Morrisville to Trenton, N. J.; time 7 minutes; fare fivecents. From Trenton to Interstate Fair Grounds; time 19 minutes; farefive cents. From Interstate Fair Grounds to New Brunswick; time 90 min-utes ; fare 35 cents. From New Brunswick tn Bound Tirook ; time y> minutes; fare 10cents. From Bound Brook to PlainficId; lime 45 minutes; fare 10 cents. From Plainfield to Elizabeth; time 75 minutes; fare five cents. From Elizabeth to Newark; time 35 minutes; fare five cents. From Newark to Jersey City; time 50 miiuiles; fare 20 cents. Jersey City to New York by ferry. The Atlantic City & SuburKin Traction Co.. .Vtlantic City. N. J.,is constructing an electric line from the Hoard Walk to Pleasant-ville. with branches to .Xhsecon and Somers Point, in all al>out 18miles. The road will operate 12 cars, each equipped with fourWestingbouse 12.\ motors, and five trailers. In the Pleasantviilepower house will be installed two 400-k

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(anon.): “Philadelphia to New York by trolley” The Street Railway Review XIII:5 (1903.05.20): p.272

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