. Electric railway review . tends to create premature explosions and backfiring, with violent strains upon the engines. Only by carefulattention to the makers instructions can gas engines beoperg,ted with the maximum success. Given the proper super-vision, the troubles occurring should be easily remedied andthe plant sure to produce an enviable record in fuel economv. A report states that the results of the Baltimore andSan Francisco fires did not, by any means, indicate thateither hollow tile or concrete is altogether a failure or alto-gether a success. Both fires indicated very clearly that
. Electric railway review . tends to create premature explosions and backfiring, with violent strains upon the engines. Only by carefulattention to the makers instructions can gas engines beoperg,ted with the maximum success. Given the proper super-vision, the troubles occurring should be easily remedied andthe plant sure to produce an enviable record in fuel economv. A report states that the results of the Baltimore andSan Francisco fires did not, by any means, indicate thateither hollow tile or concrete is altogether a failure or alto-gether a success. Both fires indicated very clearly that com-mercial methods of applying both materials are inadequate;both also indicated very clearly that successful ;!ults canbe attained with both materials. 124 ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW Vol. XVIII. Xo. 5. CONSTRUCTION FEATURES OF THE OCEAN SHORERAILWAY. The Oceau Shore Railway, when completed, will be adouble-track, high-speed electric line 83 miles long, connectingSan Francisco with Santa Cruz, Cal. Construction work is. Ocean Shore Railway—Map Showing Territory Served. now well advanced. Inasmuch as the right of way for thisline closely follows the shore of the Pacific ocean for theentire distance between terminals, and as this location hasheretofore been considered unfeasible for a steam railroad onaccount of the rugged hills which reach the waters edge. there are in the new construction work many features ofespecial interest. At some points the elevation of the roadbedon the side hills is from 200 to 300 feet above the surface ofthe ocean. The accompanying illustrations will serve to showthe character of the roadbed construction. Traffic towns and cities through which the Ocean Shore linepasses are shown on the map reproduced herewith. It isexpected that the railway will construct and operate anamusement park with a casino and batliing beach at Balboa,which is about 20 miles south of San Francisco. A heavypassenger traffic over the new line between Santa C
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