. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . Pacific within the lasttwo months, we have bail opportunities ofmeeting many of them, and in no in-stance have we seen or heard any indica-tions of disappointment at the ever-chang-ing panorama of Americas scenic won-ders, either in the phenomena of naturein her sublime grandeur, or in the marvel- falling in July, and the road is occasion-ally flocked as the snow packs very hardin the upper exposed regions. Clearingout the snow is a difficult operation asthere is no mechanical appliance which
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . Pacific within the lasttwo months, we have bail opportunities ofmeeting many of them, and in no in-stance have we seen or heard any indica-tions of disappointment at the ever-chang-ing panorama of Americas scenic won-ders, either in the phenomena of naturein her sublime grandeur, or in the marvel- falling in July, and the road is occasion-ally flocked as the snow packs very hardin the upper exposed regions. Clearingout the snow is a difficult operation asthere is no mechanical appliance whichcan cope with the frozen layers of snowand ice. Trenches are cut in the solidmass and blocks about nine feet squareare transferred to a flat car. The trainwith a load of blocks runs back along theline until a ravine is reached. The blocksare then slid off the car and sent tumblingdown the mountain side. The rack-rail system in use comprisesa rack made of Bessemer steel, with theteeth eut from the solid mass of is built up in lengths of 80 inches. Therack-track comprises two of these rails. OX THE STEEPEST PART OF THE RAILWAY. WHERE IT RISES ONE IN FOUR,SHOWING TYPE OF LOCOMOTIVE. ous achievements of human industry asmanifested in the expanding cities throughwhich the lines of traffic pass. A prime favorite among the touriststhis year is the ascent of Pikes Peak inColorado. The semi-night service is par-ticularly popular. One train leaves thelower terminus late in the afternoon andreaches the summit in time to witness thegorgeous spectacle of the setting sun. and,spending the night at the Summit is able to view the equally enthrallingdawn of another day. One of the mostpopular trips is the Sunrise Excursion,which, leaving the lower terminal at mid-night, lands the travelers at the crest intime to see the sun creep over the easternhorizon. This special service has de-veloped to such a degree that the entireequipment of the railway has to be im-pressed to cope w
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