. Railway and Locomotive Engineering . The Marblet~reek bridge is 219 feet from the ties tothe water level below, and is the secondhighest bridge in Kentucky. The view of the Kentucky river at OldLanding gives some idea of the beauty ofthat section and shows how carefullythe land in the vicinity of the railroad isIieing cultivated. The view of BushCreek, Kentucky, shows the character oftrestle and bridge work on all of the new-lines and additions that are in progress bythe company. Perhaps the largest workv.: the way of bridges on the Louisville& Nashville occurs at what is known asIlay St. Lo
. Railway and Locomotive Engineering . The Marblet~reek bridge is 219 feet from the ties tothe water level below, and is the secondhighest bridge in Kentucky. The view of the Kentucky river at OldLanding gives some idea of the beauty ofthat section and shows how carefullythe land in the vicinity of the railroad isIieing cultivated. The view of BushCreek, Kentucky, shows the character oftrestle and bridge work on all of the new-lines and additions that are in progress bythe company. Perhaps the largest workv.: the way of bridges on the Louisville& Nashville occurs at what is known asIlay St. Louis, and is a typical bridgeover the rivers and bayous in the districtbetween Mobile and New Orleans. Thissingle structure extends to almost threemiles. .\ word ma> be added in regard to theefficiency of the iiuchanical and oper-ating departments While safety firstseems to be a new word on some rail-roads, it is greatly to the credit of theLouisville & Nashville Railroad Compan>to state that it seems lo be safetv all the. Kt.\ I I the Louisville 6c Nashville in 1909. and isnow ;I as iiart of the system. Ill addition to these and other roads ac-(piired and leased there are a numl er ofadditional lines under construction .ind l^-V. tliie on the comp;inys roads. The equip-ment is in excellent condition, and whileto the passing visitor there seems to beless hurry and anxiety than in some other].-irts of tile country, llu ireedom from ac- June, 1913. RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. 199 cidents, the general spirit of contentment,and last, bnt not least, the accumulatingbalance of profit as shown in the finan-cial reports are all the best proofs that etc., and each luider .sieaiii and motive power exhibits have beeninstalled at all our great expositions, butit remains for the citizens of the live citv
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