Word: railroading
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...past two weeks conferences have been held between Mayor Daly, of Cambridge, and the officials of the Boston Elevated Railroad Company in regard to the proposed subways between Harvard square and Boston. These conferences have resulted in plans, satisfactory to both parties, which call for two two-track subways from Harvard square, one under Massachusetts avenue and Main street to the new Cambridge Bridge and the other under Cambridge street to the new Charles River...
...route of the subways as outlined above, but legislative action will be necessary before the plan can be put into effect. The legislation last year provided for a four-track subway from Harvard square under Massachusetts avenue and Main street to the new Cambridge bridge, but the Railroad Company declined to build this system because prospective travel was not sufficient to warrant such an expense. Under the new plan the company will build the Massachusetts avenue subway as soon as legislative sanction is obtained, but it may postpone building the Cambridge street route for 10 years. At the expiration...
...right which the Railroad Company possesses by its present charter to build an elevated structure in Massachusetts avenue, Main, River, Bridge and Cambridge streets and Webster avenue would, under the new plan, be annulled, excepting for such sections as may be necessary to connect the Massachusetts avenue subway with the Boston elevated system, and the Cambridge street subway, at its junction with Webster avenue, with the elevated road in Somerville...
...SEMINARY OF ECONOMICS. "Railroad Reorganization--The Philadelphia and Reading R. R.," Mr. Stuart Daggett. University...
...SEMINARY OF ECONOMIC. "Railroad Reorganization--The Philadelphia and Reading R. R.," Mr. Stuart Daggett. University...