. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . part cheaper, and the metal struc-tures have longer life under natural wearand are generally more satisfactory thanwood or wood and iron in combina-tion. Rail Motor Cars. The report of the committee of theMaster Mechanics Association, on RailMotors, which was presented at the re-cent convention, showed that the mostwork in this country has been done onthe Union Pacific Railroad, which com-pany have built nine gasoline motorcars, each of which has a direct mechan-ical drive. Their latest desig
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . part cheaper, and the metal struc-tures have longer life under natural wearand are generally more satisfactory thanwood or wood and iron in combina-tion. Rail Motor Cars. The report of the committee of theMaster Mechanics Association, on RailMotors, which was presented at the re-cent convention, showed that the mostwork in this country has been done onthe Union Pacific Railroad, which com-pany have built nine gasoline motorcars, each of which has a direct mechan-ical drive. Their latest design of car isequipped with a motor, in-tended for service on suburban car has been running since lastsummer. The car has shown uniformresults, which have been very satisfac-tory. Ten similar cars are being built,as well as a number of trailers. It wasstated that after two years of service theaverage cost of fuel with 72 degs. gaso-line is syi cents per car mile. Anothertype of motor car in successful opera-tion between Kansas City and Olathelast year, was the Strang car, three of. SKELETON OF THE about 140 ft. the Howe trusses were gen-erally stiflfened with arches, after themanner of the original Burr bridges. Thecomparative cheapness of the Howe also a strong point in its favor, butthe fact that wood was used very largelyin its construction necessarily introducedfire risks, and the liability to decay anddeterioration could never be entirelyclimirated. HOWE TRUSS BRIDGE. which have been used. Several othercars were described in the report. In the steam motor field, the reportreferred to the car built by the Can-adian Pacific Railway which was inoperation last summer between Mon-treal and Vaudreuil. a distance of 24miles, giving a service of three roundtrips per day. The fuel is oil althoughcoal has been successfully used. August, 1907. RAILWAY AND LOCOMOIIVE ENGINEERING 351 Patent Office Department GAUGE-COCK. Mr. W. H. Kriner, Hagerstown, Md.,has p
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