. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . N. & M. DIAMOND STACK ENGINE. It would appear, however, that al-ahough the railroads are willing to dotheir share in the work of solving thisproblem, the public authorities are notdisposed to render effectual trouble is that the marauders arenot punished with sufficient view of these circumstances, the writer cannot forbear the remark thatthe government is so busy regulatingthe railroads that it has no time to givethem the protection which they need,and to which the
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . N. & M. DIAMOND STACK ENGINE. It would appear, however, that al-ahough the railroads are willing to dotheir share in the work of solving thisproblem, the public authorities are notdisposed to render effectual trouble is that the marauders arenot punished with sufficient view of these circumstances, the writer cannot forbear the remark thatthe government is so busy regulatingthe railroads that it has no time to givethem the protection which they need,and to which they are manifestly en-titled. Anotlier difti<-iilty which confronts the Left Driving Box : Having read with interest the article in the September number of Railway and Locomotive Engineering, under the head of Left Driving Box Pound, giving a synopsis <^f the discnssinn of the suliject. IHE ni:vv.\i;r \ makion ■limited. railroads is the grade crossing question has reached an acutestage in certain localities, owing to therecklessness and lawlessness of auto-mobilists, who have no regard for therights of the railroads, or anyone else,and dash across railroad tracks withoutstopping to see if a train is approach-ing. Many automobilists of this kindpay with their lives the penalty of theirfolly. They do not deserve any sym-pathy, but their friends or relativesusually attempt to place the blame onthe railroads. Meddlesome newspapersset up the old, familiar cry that allgrade crossings must be tremendous expense and labor in-volved would preclude tlie possibilityof such a task at the present time, butunthinking persons ignore this. If automobilists and others who tracks would exercise a littlecommon sense and ordinary caution,there would be no more grade crossingaccidents. • Irresponsible newspapers have fre-quently accused the r
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