. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . anufacturing Co. 228 Cherry Street Philadelphia, Pa. Manufacturers of InJectorB. Ejectors, Boiler Washers and Testers. Boiler Checks, Ihecb Valvei. lELEO IRON FLUSH OR DRV CLOSETS DUNERCAR CLOSETS DUNER CO. IIS S. CLINTON ST., CHICAGO RlilSSLEKiiMCiJiii A Practical Journal of Motive Power, Rolling Stock and Appliances Vol. XXXIV 114 Liberty Street, New York, September, 1921 No. 9 Physical and Operating Conditions on theDenver & Salt Lake Railroad The Traffic Hauled and Results of a Recent Dem
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . anufacturing Co. 228 Cherry Street Philadelphia, Pa. Manufacturers of InJectorB. Ejectors, Boiler Washers and Testers. Boiler Checks, Ihecb Valvei. lELEO IRON FLUSH OR DRV CLOSETS DUNERCAR CLOSETS DUNER CO. IIS S. CLINTON ST., CHICAGO RlilSSLEKiiMCiJiii A Practical Journal of Motive Power, Rolling Stock and Appliances Vol. XXXIV 114 Liberty Street, New York, September, 1921 No. 9 Physical and Operating Conditions on theDenver & Salt Lake Railroad The Traffic Hauled and Results of a Recent Demonstration of theAutomatic Straight Air Brake The Denver & Salt Lake Railroad was nental divide of the Rocky Mountains at the grade westward is ascending at the projected to run from Denver, Colo., to Corona, at a distance of about miles rate of per cent for miles, then Salt Lake, Utah. The construction was from Denver. follows a run of miles on a rise of begun 18 years ago, but was halted at The line is in mountainous country 2 per cent, after which there is a grade. VIEW IN PARK AT YANKEE DOODLE LAKE ON THE DENVER & .SALT LAKE RAILROAD Craig, Colo., about 255 miles from Den- throughout its whole extent and there is of 4 per cent for miles to the summit ver, but only 165 miles in an air line. The practically no level line between the which stands at 11,660 feet, making a rise line runs in a genera! northwesterly direc- termini. of 6,490 feet in the miles. On leav- tion from Denver and crosses the conti- The altitude of Denver is 5,170 feet and ing the summit the road drops over a 4 234 RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING September, 1921 per cent grade for miles, to be fol-lowed by a 2 per cent grade for milesas on the eastern slope, after which thereis a run down and 1 per cent gradesfor miles to Orestod. This coversthe crossing of the continental divide; be-yond which there is a climb to anothersummit at Topenas a
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