. American engineer and railroad journal . ur tracks, which will hold 28carSj and the equipment and appointments of the boat will becomplete and well hull is divided into 18 water-tight compartments by trans- the crow. The float has two rudders, one at each end, whichmay be worked by two independent Williamson steam steerersor by independent hand gear. The rudders are made on spiderframes and have no bottom support. All of the machinery is lo-cated in the compartment under the bridge. Steam is suppliedby a small Scotch boiler 5 feet 6 inches in diameter by 7 feet long, AND RAILROA
. American engineer and railroad journal . ur tracks, which will hold 28carSj and the equipment and appointments of the boat will becomplete and well hull is divided into 18 water-tight compartments by trans- the crow. The float has two rudders, one at each end, whichmay be worked by two independent Williamson steam steerersor by independent hand gear. The rudders are made on spiderframes and have no bottom support. All of the machinery is lo-cated in the compartment under the bridge. Steam is suppliedby a small Scotch boiler 5 feet 6 inches in diameter by 7 feet long, AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 261 and 3,500 gallons of fresh water may be carried in a cylindricaltank in this compartment. The pump for trimming the floataid for fire purposes is of the Sdow duplex pattern, with 8A by10 inch cylinders. The 6-inch pipe already reletred to connectsthis pump with all of the compartments, and communicationeither for emptying or filling them may be made by a valve con-trolled by a hand-wheel at the deck over each compartment. A. Car Float—Longitudinal Bracing, Providence brake windlass and a Providence hand-power cap-stan are provided at each end of the float. The courtesy of Mr. Lewis Nixon, of the Crescent ShipbuildingCompany, and of Mr. Theo. N. Ely and Mr. H. S. Hayward, ofthe Pennsylvania Railroad, are acknowledged. Heating Apparatus, Belgian Grand Central Railway.* BY E. BELLEROCHE. In the Minutes of the Procef dings of the St. Petersburg Meetingof the International Railway Congress there is a description of thesystem of heating passenger trains which was examined andadopted by the Belgian Grand Central Railway. It will be remembered that the system consists essentially of cir-
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