. Electric railway gazette . ree per mile. There are some who believe that the resistanceof trains is proportional to the cube of the Is contrary to all experience and very far X. No. 19. STREET RAILWAY GAZETTE. 217 indeed from the truth. I can only advise thoseholding such belief to get better posted beforeoommlttlng themselves to such rash thing appears self evident, that a givenamount of power will overcome the same resist-ance, whether the agent be steam, compressedair, electricity or any other power notwithstand- number could be buiit lilie It, and it is ev
. Electric railway gazette . ree per mile. There are some who believe that the resistanceof trains is proportional to the cube of the Is contrary to all experience and very far X. No. 19. STREET RAILWAY GAZETTE. 217 indeed from the truth. I can only advise thoseholding such belief to get better posted beforeoommlttlng themselves to such rash thing appears self evident, that a givenamount of power will overcome the same resist-ance, whether the agent be steam, compressedair, electricity or any other power notwithstand- number could be buiit lilie It, and it is even fairto assume that It may be improved upon Toprove that the motor referred to did accomplishall that was stated, the most unexceptionable tes-timonials can be exhibitej. The record of airconsumption furnishes all necessary data as toexpense of operation, and parties are ready to have placed obstructions on the track to block thewheels of , D C, May 5, 1S94. THE JOHNSON-LTJNDELL ELECTRIC RAIL-WAY TRACK OF THE JOHr^SON-LUNDELL ELECTBIC RAILWAY. ing Mr. Bakers assertion that, the accelerationssecured on the Intramural were superior to thoseobtained on any elevated road now being operatedby steam If such was the case it could onlyhave been because of the 600 horse power withwhich the trains were equipped, and as seen fromthe ground there was a frightful amount ofsparking as the trains started. Mr. Baker goes on to say that 310 trains wouldbe required instead of 120 to operate the proposedroad. This is possibly so. I stated that 120 trainswould be in operation at one time, making 4 80Omiles in two hours, on the assumption that theywere one minute apart, and making an averagespeed of 20 miles an hour. This Is probablycloser than they could be run in practice, and wasIntended as an extreme case for purposes of safecalculation. Mr. Baker evidently overlooked mystatement that, It may be noted that 120 motorswould not be sufficient for such a service, as th
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