. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . e in advance itis certain to be held for some myster-ious reason. A few moments before train time thestation master tolls a big bell hangingto the wall of the building as a formalnotice; a few minutes later a porter ina blue cotton jumper goes up and downthe platform ringing a hand bell, whichis a warning for people to kiss theirfriends good-bye again and to getaboard. The conductor of the trainblows a horn, which is notice to theengineer and brakemen. Then some-body blows a shrill whistle at
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . e in advance itis certain to be held for some myster-ious reason. A few moments before train time thestation master tolls a big bell hangingto the wall of the building as a formalnotice; a few minutes later a porter ina blue cotton jumper goes up and downthe platform ringing a hand bell, whichis a warning for people to kiss theirfriends good-bye again and to getaboard. The conductor of the trainblows a horn, which is notice to theengineer and brakemen. Then some-body blows a shrill whistle at one endof the train, which is answered by asimilar whistle at the other end, andthe guards begin to rush up and downthe platform in great excitement slam-ming the doors of the cars, which openon the sides. I noticed by the brass plate on theside that the engine was built in Bel-gium in 1864. It puffed and snorted agood deal, but discharged little smoke,for the fuel is briquettes, a compositionof coal, sawdust and glue, which givesno cinders.—William E. Curtis, in theN. Y. Commercial •DEMONSTRATOR EXPRESS NEARINGSIGNAL COMPANYS EXHIBIT example nf a modern sleepless safety ap-pliance. This wonderful piece of mechan-ism stands there like the old-time sentinel,and seems to cry to the watcher on theengine, for the sake of the lives behind,For you the signal system clock hasstruck the appointed hour, and alls well I THE JUNCTION, UNION SWITCH .\NDROOM .\T THE FACTORY. A car ventilator, which is said tochange the air without freezing thepassengers in a car, is said to be undertrial on the Central Railroad of NewJersey. This is one of the long-feltwants. We hope it may prove suc-cessful. 26 RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING January, 1904. Instruction Car on the New York L. Speaking, in 1828, of the spread of pop-ular education, Lord Brougham used
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