. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . much. He found a small four-wheel car that could carry enough wood the John Bull, as shown in our Augustnumber. This was made to carrysome weight off the front driving wheels,and performed in an inferior way thefunctions of the Jervis swiveling catchers were peculiar to Ameri-can railways, and were made necessarythrough the unprotected condition of thetrack, which was rarely fenced. In othercountries the owners of domestic animalswere held responsible for keeping themofT t
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . much. He found a small four-wheel car that could carry enough wood the John Bull, as shown in our Augustnumber. This was made to carrysome weight off the front driving wheels,and performed in an inferior way thefunctions of the Jervis swiveling catchers were peculiar to Ameri-can railways, and were made necessarythrough the unprotected condition of thetrack, which was rarely fenced. In othercountries the owners of domestic animalswere held responsible for keeping themofT the property of a railway company,just as they were held responsible for Mr. Dripps at Hobokcn were taken byhim to South Amboy, where they wereused to haul material and to perform thepart of schools to instruct men in theart of locomotive engine running. Theschool of experience was the principalinstitute of instruction afterwards, butin 1832 a special school was necessary. NEW JERSEY AS A BARRIER BETWEENPOPULOUS REGIONS. Before railroads were opened the Stateof New Jersey seemed to act as a barrier. -ORIGINAL MONSTER. SECTION THROUGHREAR SECTION THROUGHFIRE BOX. to last a short trip, and for water tankhe purchased a whisky cask from aneighboring grocery. For a hose to con-nect the tank and engine feed pipe, hecalled in the services of a shoemaker,who made a leather pipe that answeredthe purpose. Thus equipped the enginewas ready for the service of hauling thespectacle passenger train. The company had ordered several newengines from England, but Mr. Stevensdid not propose to be dependent on for-eign makers for the motive power of therailroad. He opened shops in Hoboken the trespass of their animals upon anyother property; but a different policy wasinaugurated with railroad construction inthe United States. It became the recog-nized practice to hold the railroads re-sponsible for any damage done by tres-pass of animals upon their right of way,and the cow catcher was introdu
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