Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-07
.INTERURBAN ELECTRIC ROAD.
ELECTRIC CARS TO BE RUN
MING DECEMBER
New System Inspected By Party
"TRIP Over Baltimore and
Washington Roufes-VeL
tage Transformed
Pushing Work


Baltimore and Annapolis Eas . fhfnz
sure and certain. Wbieh IS ~ ~ rea-
llzefi u<aausk.QTt na0nEhe. thar 1eu-
0nslrafiot vas giten yesterday
- tbe guests ~ SIR. .. y. -aanahan-
secOrd gice-pFesident - the road .
party ~ uexs spaper uen AMI railr1ad
officials. constructors. contractors ansl
engineers. took the initial trip ever
the w.. y. and A. Eleetric r0a1 yes
terday in one ~ tfe new ears - the
company. drawn - = locomotive. ere
electric equipment % rbe roa1 neE BE-
ing cOmplefed-
The Annapolis party left here wif1
Superintendent VI. y. Slaughter Oh tae
so =. %. train z--1 met the B4ltf10re
aad WasbinGson parties at oslenr0n-
About q hundred ylrsls from OJenlon
is Naval Academy Junction. where the
handsome new czrshors are located
and where the asw station for fhe
electric line will be established tire
electric cars switching OF here 60
Baltimore and NashiBgton. respee-
lively. while the main line viii run
through 10 Annapolis Junction 80
maintain q connection wigb tbe ot1
rOad a. formerly.
At the EavaI Academy Junction. the
party. numbering -. BOARDED One ~
the new passenger coaches 10 - used
By the company The ear - splendid
IS built and equipped FOR comfort A.
well ~ Tor wear and tear ft - net
unlike q Pullman vesffbuIed e0aeh-
The woodwork Is mahogany with We
neer, and the enamelfnZ Is = Dsstt =
shade Of green, soft and restful 70 the
.N
able and are upholstered u green
leather. over each seat s. \ single
electric light. 50 that every pzsse1zer
may read At viii II Be 80 desires on
the night trips. The ears have sm0k-
ing cOmpartmenfs and toilet Rooms
and are handsomely fitted ont They
are bniIt BY the SiIes Car WOr<s
Company Of EiIes, o.. and are -
feet long aud will carry - passengers
The cars are well ventilated, At
tractiye stained glass windows above
serving for this purpose Iron bars
cross the windows a the side - the
seats. When inquiry was made a. %
the reason O. this, il was said they
are there to keep people from putting
their head ont Of the windows and az
thereby avoid accident There viii
Ha4H8TAA
coach. the combination passenger and
freight car and the baggage ear
The car started toward Baitimore
and took the party wfthir 20 yds
Of Shipleyfs Station, about six miles
from Baltimore, over the new route
The work beyond this point Is not
completed, but is being pushed rapid
~. The road bed trAversed Is well
-.
IS double throughout the entire
extent Of the TOute. There are few
curves in the road AMI these are 50
slight as t0 be hardly pereeptibIe- Il
Is a clean sweep Of straight even
r0adbed from Academy Junction. 70
shipIey's and almost the sane %
Washington.
on the return trip over the BaIti-
more end Of the line the party STOPPED
of At Naval Academy Junction -
visit the car shops and the electric
transforming station The gsntIsman
At the transforming station did bis hest
to explain 10 the party IN technical
terms the workings Of that wonderful
power electricity, which is still and
perhaps always viii be a mystery. Il
was all as clear as mud bow the eIec-
tric power would be received At this
substafiOn from the Potomac plant Al
-, 900 volts and transformed % 500
volts, and would supply the enrreni
for the Baltimore end Of the lire. and
another Current would also be trans
formed 70 80 volts fO- the uss q the
shops, etc.
Mr. Snyder. the gentleman of tech
nicalities and running over with elee-
tricity information, talked about tbe
three phases volts and horsepower
until one seemed 70 tinzIe With elee.
trie shocks right there on the spot,
and even . blind man could So
through the whole thing.
And those shops. They are splsn-
did. The building is z56x90 ard car
Accommodate twelve ears = crzne
will be used IN lifting the ears 0Vsl
the pit for repairs The span of thG
electric crane - AZ feet The shop
were built By the Reinforced Concrsts
Construction Company Of Cleveland.
o.. and Nr. q. W. LuudOH superin.
tended the work, - whic1 be mus
feel justly proud
Leaving Academy Junction ths triT
was made 10 the District lire eve
tile mex road bed, and from Bsnninxl
station. near Chesapeake JanelioE
70 Washington IN q special ear fur
nisE1ed by the Washington Company
The road bed over the Wasbington ens
Of the line f. excellent condition an
Is we'll settled. IL was Ike ridins
over a real old railroad surfaes bed
almost to the DIstrict line TIE pole
are up ali the way ard the wires A.
strung the greater portion % th.
route.
At Chesapeake Beach Junction II
tracks viii be connected with these o
the Washington Railway and Eiectri
Company. which noE operates car
from that point to Wasb1ntg0n. an
the new line will enter Washingrol
over the route q this r0ad- The ear
will be run as far as Fifteenth and
II. streets northeast where the termi
nal will be erected
The tracks Of the new road hav
been baIiasfed for = number of miles
and gravel j. being gotten cot o
two pits On the lire for this purpose
while a large crew Of uen are KEEP
busy on the remaining part Of tn
road. The work is progressing Al
along the route and il Is expected .
have electric cars running bstweel
Baltimore and Washington by Dscem
Der /. The party who inspected II
negT road took much interest IN th
trip and enjoyed Il throughour- 4
Washington the guests Of yfr. Shana