. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ro. Theincline is steep and is known on the roadas the Copetown grade, but on the power-ful engine forges its way until the trainlifts us from the level of Lake Ontarioto the level of Lake Erie. Here we geta magnificent view of the famous Dun-das Valley, a bit of rural scenery unsur-passed in Canada, if anywhere on thecontinent. The next stop is at Brantford,a prosperous manufacturing town. AtLondon, an important commercial centersurrounded by a rich agricultural district,the train splits, th
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ro. Theincline is steep and is known on the roadas the Copetown grade, but on the power-ful engine forges its way until the trainlifts us from the level of Lake Ontarioto the level of Lake Erie. Here we geta magnificent view of the famous Dun-das Valley, a bit of rural scenery unsur-passed in Canada, if anywhere on thecontinent. The next stop is at Brantford,a prosperous manufacturing town. AtLondon, an important commercial centersurrounded by a rich agricultural district,the train splits, the main equipment, theInternational Limited proper, going toDetroit, via Windsor, the other part go-ing to Chicago via Sarnia. At Sarnia thesteam locomotive is taken off and re-placed by a powerful electric motor whichsweeps the train under the St. ClairRiver, through the recently electrified Tunnel, which is a blaze of light. The electrification of the St. Clair Tun-nel has attracted the attention of engi-neers in all parts of the world. The in-stallation of the electric plant cost $500,-. AMONG THE ISLANDS ON THE GEORG-IAN BAY. G. T. R. 000, including the power plant, locomo-tives and other equipment for an over-head wire power supply system. Fourheavy electric locomotives have beenbuilt for the work. They are amongthe largest of their kind in the world and can haul trains at an average speedof 10 miles an hour up the heavy tunnelgrades. The new system also insuressafety in operation, as the St Clair tun-nel, since its completion in 1891, hasbeen the scene of several fatalities byreason of the tunnel becoming filled withsmoke and gas if by any means a trainbecame stalled in the tube. Under theelectric system the interior of the tunnelhas been brilliantly illuminated with arclights and has been painted white. Theabsence of coal gas fumes and the goodventilation make the air in the tunnelnow so pure that the car windows canbe left open during the entire trip throughthe
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