Railway Companies Established in 1884: City and South London Railway, Barry Railway Company, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 144. Not illustrated. Chapters: City and South London Railway, Barry Railway Company, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Midland and South Western Junction Railway, California and Nevada Railroad, Thousand Islands Railway, Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway, Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway, Queen and Crescent Route, North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway, Americus, Preston and Lumpkin Railroad, Augusta, Gibson and Sandersville Railroad, Crawford County Railroad, Southern Pacific Company, Franklin and Megantic Railroad, Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Railroad, Pine Creek Railway, Northern Pacific and Puget Sound Shore Railroad, Hobart Branch Railroad, Florida Railway and Navigation Company, Jackson and Ohio Railroad, Covington and Cincinnati Pier Bridge Company, Kensington and Tacony Railroad, Lansing, Alma, Mt. Pleasant and Northern Railroad. Excerpt: The City and South London Railway (C&SLR) was the first deep-level underground tube railway in the world, and the first major railway to use electric traction. The railway was originally intended for cable-hauled trains, but owing to the bankruptcy of the cable contractor during construction, a system of electric traction an experimental technology at the time was chosen instead. When opened in 1890, the line had six stations and ran for 3.2 miles (5.1 km) in a pair of tunnels between the City of London and Stockwell, passing under the River Thames. The diameter of the tunnels restricted the size of the trains, and the small carriages with their high-backed seating were nicknamed padded cells. The railway was extended several times north and south, eventually serving 22 stations over a distance of 13.5 miles (21.7 km) from Camden Town in north London to Morden in Surrey. Although the C&SLR was well used, low ticket prices and the construction ...