. Le chemin de fer de rue critique . Powerhouse est un banklielonging de charbon à la compagnie qui a été ouvert sur un 30-acrctract, d'où l'approvisionnement en carburant est obtenu. Environ six tonnes de charbon obitumineux sont utilisées par jour. La grange et l'atelier de réparation qui jouxte les produits de la compagnie sont illustrés à la Fig. 3. L'ancien bâtiment est en brique, 105 ft.poumon et assez large pour accueillir quatre voies. Un parti-tion en brique traverse longitudinalement ce bâtiment en séparant l'une des voies des trois autres, et le cloisonnentis à voie unique utilisé comme atelier de réparation. La vitesse moyenne des voitures sur le

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. The street railway review . powerhouse is a coal banklielonging to the company which has been opened on a 30-acrctract, from which the fuel supply is obtained. About six tons ofbituminous coal is used per day. The car barn and repair shop which adjoins the companys officeare illustrated in Fig. 3. The former building is of brick, 105 ft.lung and wide enough to accommodate four tracks. A brick parti-tion runs longitudinally through this building separating one ofthe tracks from the other three, and the single-track compartmentis utilized as the repair shop. The average speed of the cars on this road is Syi miles per hourand the cars average 150 miles per day. In addition to its regu-lar passenger traffic this road also makes a business of carryingexpress packages in a combination baggage and passenger coachwhich is the best paying car on the line. Electric signals are usedalong the route and an electric car telephone system has been addedlately. In connection vvilli Ihe electric r.-iilw.ay the company has estab-. Kic. 2- Iowr.K iiorsi:. Ii^Ih-.1 ;i |iK;isuie rcs.irl , il llu lop ul llii- lull known as Altamontr, irk. In times past this towering hill was so inaccessible thatis was about half a days journey lo reach its siunniil on foot, , iird for this reason Ihe spot has been but little explored by vis-itors. On Jidy if), iijoo, when the Sleiibenville, Mingo & Ohio Valley road was opened, more people visited Altamont Park thanhail ever reached the summit of the hill in five years i)revious.The park conlains abuiil 75 acres of groniiil of which 25 acres is^ilualeil directly on the sumiiiil of the liill, which is comparatively 218 STREET RAILWAY RE-VIEW. [Vol. XI, No. 4- level. The remainder of the park is located on the hillside terracesimmediately adjoining the summit, and the whole area of thepark has been laid out by a landscape gardener with groves, lawns, flower-beds and driveways of broken white stone, making it amost attractive summer resort, yet without detractin

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