. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . greater part of the runis made straight through the desert. Ifthe traveler between Roswell and Tor-rance patronizes the railroad instead ofthe automobile line he is required, byreason of the roundabout rail route, tocover a distance approximating 1,000miles. The people of Roswell are espe-cially delighted with the motor linebecause it means to them a saving offort>-eight hours on all mail from Albu-querque. Santa Fe and other points. October, 1909. RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING 45S Tr
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . greater part of the runis made straight through the desert. Ifthe traveler between Roswell and Tor-rance patronizes the railroad instead ofthe automobile line he is required, byreason of the roundabout rail route, tocover a distance approximating 1,000miles. The people of Roswell are espe-cially delighted with the motor linebecause it means to them a saving offort>-eight hours on all mail from Albu-querque. Santa Fe and other points. October, 1909. RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING 45S Tried It Without Rails. A remarkable accident occurred on theNorth Coast Line at Zillmere last week,when a train ran on to a bridge whichwas undergoing repair, and from whichthe rails had been removed. The enginekept on an even keel, but blocked traf- apparatus is locally known as a delugeset. In addition to the system of pipes andhydrants there are conveniently placed inthe shops water and sand pails, hose racks,chemical engines, ladders, etc. A reservoirsituated in the Pottsgrove Hills behind Al-. Coal delivered from the ordinary coalchute has no approximation to exactweight. Until a change is made fromguess work methods to means whereby ex-act measurement is secured, it is theheight of foolishness for railroads to com-pile performance sheets that are supposedto tell the quantity of coal burned in thefireboxes of the different locomotives. To the railroad officials who are anxiousto change from guess work to accuratemeasure at their coaling stations we wouldadvise a trial of the Otto Overcut Flexi-ble Coaling Spout, made by the OttoGas Engine Works, Chicago, III. ENGINE ON .\ l;:. WITHOUT RAILS. fic for several days. A temporary devia-tion of twenty chains and a pigstybridge were built in eighteen hours, andtrains were able to get through withoutdelay. The work of transferring the pas-sengers and luggage of the Northern mailtrain across the break in the meanti
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