Identifier: streetrailwayjo181901newy (find matches)
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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and whohad not paid their fare, that he might always notice a signal tostop, and that the rear step might not be occupied by those whodid not intend to pay the required fee for the privilege of a ride;lie must make change as desired; he must answer questions andgive desired information; he must open and close the rear door;he must in winter take care of the fire in the little stove, arid atnight care for and adjust his lamps. With all these duties he muststand exposed to the splashing of the mud, the beating of therain and snow, with his lines in one hand and the other handconstantly on the brake. This work he performed during twelveto fourteen hours on his short day and sixteen to eighteen hourson the long one, and the long and short alternated. The passenger, we would say to-day. was such through sheernecessity. If he lived five miles away he was an hour from hiswork, provided there were no mishaps or delays. If the carjumped the track he got out and lifted it on again. If the horse
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THE MODERN ELECTRIC CAR stopped on the upgrades to get his wind or by reason of the ob-struction of snow or mud, the passenger put his shoulder to thewheel and helped to make the start. He dropped his nickel inthe slot, he passed up that of his neighbor; with the driver hefrowned on the man who ignored the fare box, and he seldomburned the midnight oil or wasted his postage stamps in writingand sending letters of complaint. Appliances for the clearingaway of snow and ice were crude, entailing ceaseless labor andwatchfulness throughout the winter, and the heat of the summer 542 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. XVIIL No. 15. brought equal burden in the care of the faithful animals, whoseeven gait must be maintained notwithstanding the relentless soar-ing of the thermometer. But the bob-tail car had only a short-lived existence. It wasreplaced by a larger vehicle, drawn by two horses and mannedby a conductor as well as a driver. In some instances this re-placement was made in recognition of

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