. The street railway review . tes that both the socialand the healthful advantages of club life for the men are results as indicated in an improved street railway service. Apr. 15, 1901.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 253 MINIATURE RAILROADS FOR PARKS. CROCKER-WHEELER APPARATUS. A very novel attraction lor parks and pleasure resorts is madeby the Miniature Railway Co., 301 Broadway, New York City, asthe name implies, this is a complete working model of a steam rail-road, consisting of locomotive, tender and open passenger carsrunning on light T-rails laid on miniature ties. The locomotiv
. The street railway review . tes that both the socialand the healthful advantages of club life for the men are results as indicated in an improved street railway service. Apr. 15, 1901.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 253 MINIATURE RAILROADS FOR PARKS. CROCKER-WHEELER APPARATUS. A very novel attraction lor parks and pleasure resorts is madeby the Miniature Railway Co., 301 Broadway, New York City, asthe name implies, this is a complete working model of a steam rail-road, consisting of locomotive, tender and open passenger carsrunning on light T-rails laid on miniature ties. The locomotive which draws the cars operates under its ownsteam, burning either coal, wood or oil as preferred, and is anexact reproduction of a standard eight-wheefed .American a leading truck and four coupled drivers. The principal di-mensions for a I2j^-in. gage locomotive are: Total length. 5 ft4 in.; width 18 in.; height of top of smokestack from rails, 28 in.;driving wheels, 10 in. in diameter. The cylinders are 2 in. in. MINIATUKE K.\II.\V.\Y. diameter, with a stroke of 4 in. The boiler is 10 in. in diameter,is built of steel, and tested to a pressure of 400 lb. per sq. in. The cars are usually about 6 ft. long and 22 or 24 in. wide. Thtyare of the design shown in the illustration, are mounted on spring-to give easy riding, and each car holds two passengers. The Tom Tliumb train can be operated by any bright boy, amiwherever this attraction has been introduced it has at once becomeexceedingly popular with the little folks, and in a number of placeshas been paying handsome dividends on the original cost. A min-iature railway built in Central Park, last year carried between i,oo(.and 1,500 children per day, at 5 cents a ride, and the first few trip?in the morning usually paid all operating expenses for the the balance of the receipts net profit. The Miniature Railway Co. has secured a concession at the PanAmerican Exposition for a railway i-J^ miles long, and i
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