. Electric railway gazette . In 1892he was employed by the WhelessElectric Railway Company, ofengineer on the constructionsystem then being installed on the tracks of the Wash-ington & Arlington Railway. This was one of theearliest successful conduit systems installed, and duringthe time the road was in operation it worked with the early part of 1894 he was appointed engineer andsuperintendent of the Electro-Magnetic TractionCompany, of Washington, D. C, which hadbought the patents of Malone Wheless on sectional surfacecontact (or closed conduit) system of electric street rail-ways.
. Electric railway gazette . In 1892he was employed by the WhelessElectric Railway Company, ofengineer on the constructionsystem then being installed on the tracks of the Wash-ington & Arlington Railway. This was one of theearliest successful conduit systems installed, and duringthe time the road was in operation it worked with the early part of 1894 he was appointed engineer andsuperintendent of the Electro-Magnetic TractionCompany, of Washington, D. C, which hadbought the patents of Malone Wheless on sectional surfacecontact (or closed conduit) system of electric street rail-ways. This was an entirely new departure in the electricstreet railway systems. Many difficulties were met within the development of this system, but all were speedilyovercome. The first line equipped with this system wasthe North Capitol Street branch of the Eckington &Soldiers Home Railway, Washington, D. C. This linehas been in operation some 15 months. The control ofthe Electro-Magnetic Traction Company has recently. WILLIAM CHAPMAN. Washington, D. C, asof a sectional conduit been acquired by the Westinghouse Electric & Manufac-turing Company, and Mr. Chapman has been appointedsuperintendent and engineer of the electromagneticsystem. He is at present in charge of the installation ofseveral miles of this system, for hauling and shuntingfreight trains in the yards and shops of the new factoriesof the Westinghouse Company, at East Pittsburg, and heis designing this system for substituting electric locomo-tives for steam on the standard railways. Boston West End Companys Annual Report. The report of the West End Street Railway Company, ofBoston, for the year ending September 30 last, has justbeen made public. The company now controls 274 milesof tracks, and of this total about 10 miles were added dur-ing the year. There are 248 miles of track completelyequipped for electric traction, and 9 miles are partiallyequipped. The overhead feeder lines have a total lengthof 261 miles, and 23
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