. American engineer and railroad journal . ontrol of suitable dynamometer car, which is a part of the equipment of thisroad, was used and the trials were made on October 31 onArenzville Hill, on the St. Louis Division, where the desiredtrack conditions were found. The hill was staked out in 14sections, each 500 feet long. One of the engravings is repro-duced from a map showing the line of road and the curveson this hill. The grade throughout the space covered is cent, and uniform; the location of the stakes is shown inthe engraving. The weather was fine, and there was very li
. American engineer and railroad journal . ontrol of suitable dynamometer car, which is a part of the equipment of thisroad, was used and the trials were made on October 31 onArenzville Hill, on the St. Louis Division, where the desiredtrack conditions were found. The hill was staked out in 14sections, each 500 feet long. One of the engravings is repro-duced from a map showing the line of road and the curveson this hill. The grade throughout the space covered is cent, and uniform; the location of the stakes is shown inthe engraving. The weather was fine, and there was very little wind. Thefull train consisted of 12 loaded cars, with a dynamometer andcaboose; other tests were made with three-fourths of a fulltrain, consisting of nine loaded cars, the dynamometer andcaboose. The following record shows the order of the testsand indicates that in three cases, with a full train of 3,967tons, and where sand was used without the washer, the train Dbcembeb. 1899. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 381 Orf/vi-KV^. Full Train Record. sitalltd before reaching the top of the hill, at sections 10. Uand 12. In all the other the train was pulled up ovprthe course without .stopping. Record of Iests.
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