. The city of Bangor; the industries, resources, attractions and business life of Bangor and its . LOCOMOT1VE PIOXEER. They had no cabs when sent here, but were afterwards provided withrude contrivances called cabs. The old engines weighed, including thetender, about ten tons each. They burned wood and were providedwith bells somewhat resembling a cow bell. The original cars werealso of English manufacture and were in style decidely unique, especi-ally in comparison with the modern railway coaches. They were mere-ly platform cars upon which were placed a boxlike arrangement re-sembl
. The city of Bangor; the industries, resources, attractions and business life of Bangor and its . LOCOMOT1VE PIOXEER. They had no cabs when sent here, but were afterwards provided withrude contrivances called cabs. The old engines weighed, including thetender, about ten tons each. They burned wood and were providedwith bells somewhat resembling a cow bell. The original cars werealso of English manufacture and were in style decidely unique, especi-ally in comparison with the modern railway coaches. They were mere-ly platform cars upon which were placed a boxlike arrangement re-sembling the ancient stage coach, which would carry eight people to acar, two seats facing each other carrying four persons each. After atime the cars were made larger, so that they were all of twenty feet inlength. It was thought that the heaviest engine they could use wouldbe thirteen tons. The gauge of the road was four feet eight and one-. KAXGOR AND VICIXITY ILLUSTRATED 33 half inches, now the staudni-d gauge, and the old strap rails were oneand five-eighths inches thick. The speed acquired by the trains overthis roid was not terrific, the run of twelve miles being made in aboutforty minutes; but that was considered pretty swift in those construction of the track was, to say the least, novel. To beginwith, piles were driven into the ground just as far as the nature of theground would permit, the piles being twelve feet apart in two were driven in tweuty^five or thirty feet, and others they were cut ofl: so that the rows would be nearly of a height,and on top were laid stringers and on them sleepers. On these werespiked down heavy narrow timbers, and on top of all a flat piece of ironfor the rail, making what was called the strap iron rail. A considera-ble portion of the roadl)ed traversed a bog, and in driving the piles apile-driver dropped down into the lower regions, the machine never KAL
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