. Book of the Royal blue . ngineer bygiving him charge ofthis mysterious en-gine, so he coulddo work at reluctantly tookhis place at the mo-tor, which at thattime was worked bya wheel, but hecould not success-fully control the en-gine. Many attemptswere made andother engineers were called in to trytheir hand, but with no better result. Then it was decided to try men whowere accustomed to electric motors, butthese men were not accepted becausethey did not have the experience thatwas necessary to assume the responsi-bility of running atrain. Somebodysuggested that theoriginal engineer se
. Book of the Royal blue . ngineer bygiving him charge ofthis mysterious en-gine, so he coulddo work at reluctantly tookhis place at the mo-tor, which at thattime was worked bya wheel, but hecould not success-fully control the en-gine. Many attemptswere made andother engineers were called in to trytheir hand, but with no better result. Then it was decided to try men whowere accustomed to electric motors, butthese men were not accepted becausethey did not have the experience thatwas necessary to assume the responsi-bility of running atrain. Somebodysuggested that theoriginal engineer se-lected would be justthe man if he couldhandle the throttleto which he hadbeen accustomed,and so the throttlewas substituted forthe wheel, andstrange to say, thegreat engine obeyedhis commands. Itwas simply a caseof the carpenternot being able towork without his owntools. The illustrations given herewith show glimpses of the tunnel, the over head trolley system, and the power plant of the first and onlj successful electri-. cal railway for heavy purposes in exist-ence. 9i6 2330 M ,T iW T I F S 34567810 II 12 13 14 1517 18 19 20 21 2224 25 26 27 28 29 31 ....|.. flPRIIi. 345678910 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30 jOliY. 310 1724 31 ... I 2 4| 5 6j 7| 8 9II 12 13 14 15 16i8 19 20 21 22 2325 26 27 28 29 30 OCTOBER. 2 3 4I 5 6i 7j 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3031 FEBRUARY. S I M , T W T F 12345 6 7| 8| 9 10 II 1213 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ..... IWAY. I 2 3 4 5I 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29 30 31 AUGUST. — I 1234567i 81 9io 11,12 13I4i5i6!i7li8 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27282930311. NOVEJVIBER. ........ I 2| 3 4| 5 6 7 8 910111213 14 15 16 17 iS 1920 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 282g30 ]VIARCf4. SM|Tw|T:FiS ! I 2: 3 4! 5 6 718 9 10 II 1213 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30 31 JUNE. ... |.... ... 1234 56 7 8 9 10 I
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