. Railroad digest . be preserved, and such expressionsas Chautauqua, 4-4-2 would at once become, if we may beallowed to say it, fundamentally intelligible to any railroadman who may see or hear it. The Railroad Digest does not claim to have solved thewhole problem, nor to have alone reached the goal of sys-tematic arrangement in this matter. The subject is compli-cated, and types are many, and there are examples of types,once built and not repeated. We have not succeeded com-pletely in, as Tennyson says, Mastering the lawless science of our lawThat codeless myriad of wilderness
. Railroad digest . be preserved, and such expressionsas Chautauqua, 4-4-2 would at once become, if we may beallowed to say it, fundamentally intelligible to any railroadman who may see or hear it. The Railroad Digest does not claim to have solved thewhole problem, nor to have alone reached the goal of sys-tematic arrangement in this matter. The subject is compli-cated, and types are many, and there are examples of types,once built and not repeated. We have not succeeded com-pletely in, as Tennyson says, Mastering the lawless science of our lawThat codeless myriad of wilderness of single instances, but we have consulted authorities, and have tabulated thebest results so far obtainable, simply with the view of fo-cusing attention on this important question. We may nothave set down all the known or existing forms of wheel ar-rangements, but with the best intentions we have modestlyurged the question upon the consideration of those to whoma standardized nomenclature will certainly mean FIRST AID TO THE INJURED The Seaboard Air Line is willing to assist in the breedingof cattle and the raising of poultry, if we may believe cur-rent reports. The Illinois Central is prepared to show alland sundry how good country roads are to be made. Neitherof these things, which are explained elsewhere in the Digest,are, strictly speaking, railroading, but they may be goodbusiness. If they succeed they will bring grist to the rail-way mills. Many railways have organized fire departments,among their employees, for the purpose of preventing fire, orat least of miniminizing loss in case fire does occur. Nearlyevery road in the country has recognized practically thepecuniary advantage in having a body of trained have expended money in the maintenance of an in-struction car in which air brake operation is taught, and inwhich the principles of steam heating, signalling, and pos-sibly electric lighting may also be taught. The advantagesgained in all these w
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