. The railroad and engineering journal . n November last, and which is the first railroad in China,is 86i miles long, extending from the city of Tien-Tsin toTong-Ku on the Peiho River, and thence to the coal-minesof the Chinese Mining & Engineering Company at Kaip-ing. A short section of seven miles of this road was builtsome years ago, from Tong-Ku to the Kaiping Canal, butwas very little used, and the whole road is substantiallynew. It is intended chiefly to carry coal from the minesto the port of Tien-Tsin, but has already developed, it isstated, a considerable merchandise and passenger tra
. The railroad and engineering journal . n November last, and which is the first railroad in China,is 86i miles long, extending from the city of Tien-Tsin toTong-Ku on the Peiho River, and thence to the coal-minesof the Chinese Mining & Engineering Company at Kaip-ing. A short section of seven miles of this road was builtsome years ago, from Tong-Ku to the Kaiping Canal, butwas very little used, and the whole road is substantiallynew. It is intended chiefly to carry coal from the minesto the port of Tien-Tsin, but has already developed, it isstated, a considerable merchandise and passenger traffic,although it does not touch any large cities. The line has been constructed by an English engineer,who has, however, applied much of American cars are of the eight-wheeled pattern common in thiscountry, built after the American method, and are sup-plied with Janney couplers. A considerable number ofchilled cast-iron wheels have also been used, and there willbe a fair opportunity of testing their merits, as they will. & TREANORS CAR FOR CARRYING LARGE STONES. mous stone platforms to almost any point that can bereached by rail. The construction of the car, which can be readily under-stood from the engravings, is very ingenious, and reflectsmuch credit upon its designer. It must be rememberedthat stones of the size mentioned above are not by any Fig- 3- means easy to handle, and that as their cost increases veryrapidly with their size, it is ot much importance to preventbreakage and carry them safely, as well as to providemeans for handling them.
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