The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-08-28
RAILROADS FROM ST. PETERSBURG TO
#tE4 MOSCOW 4r N

MOSCOW.
The Emperor OF Russia, amidst all the wars
upon his hands and personal superintendence OF
all the affairs Of his extensive Government, finds
time to look watchfully after the Internal Improve
ments of the Empire. The Railroad from St.
Peter sburgh to Moscow, distance of 420 miles,
has been fayorte measure OF his for ten years
and during six Of the time the work was prose.
cuted under the direction of Col. George W.
Whistler OF this country, as chief engineer. II
is very nearly straight, is 400 feet wide tor the
entire length, Is laid with double track, OF a
| FIVE feet guage, the rails being 81 pounds to the
lineal yard, is eleUated from sir to ten fee G6Oce
the common level Of the country, and in no place
has grade exceeding 20 feet to the mile-The
bridges have no spans exceeding two hundred
feet, and are of wood, built after the plan of
Howe's Improved Patent" so well known on
the New England roads, with truss twenty. tour
feet in depth.
An American house-Me Harrison, Win.
ans & Eastwck, OF Batinore-has the contract
for the equipment OF this road They have al
ready supplied it with one hundred and sixty.
two locomotive engines, averaging twenty-five
tons weight, seventy two passenger cars, two
thousand five hundred and eighty freight cars,
imperial saloon carriages, capable OF carrying the
Imperial Court of Russia All this work has
been done in Russia, and at an expense TO the
Government OF nearly five millions of dollars
forty millions being the contemplated expense of
the whole work.
The Railroad Journal furnishes the following
particulars ofthese equipments
The engines are of two classes, sixty.two are
eight wheel engines for passenger travel. and
one hundred, eight wheel engines for freight.
The passenger engines OF one uniform pattern
throughout, so thdt any part OF a machine will fit
the same position on any other.
the passenger cars have the same uniformity.
They are all iity-sx feet in length by nine
and halt feet in width, and divided into three
classes-The first class carrying thirty-three
passengers, the second class fity-four, and third
class eighty passengers each.
The depots at each terminus, and the station
houses and engine houses along the line are on
plan UNIFORM throughout, and on scale equally
imposing. Fuel and water stations are placed at
suitable points. Engine houses are provided at
the distance OF fifty miles apart, built OF the
most substantial masonry of circular form.
one hundred and eighty ieet il diameter, sur
mounted with dome, containing stalls for TWEEN.
" two engines EACH Engines are TO run from
one engine house TO another only under one heat,
and are run back and forth from station to station
SO that that they are kept constantly in charge OF
the same persons. Repair shops are attached to
every engine house, furnished with every tool or
quire.
Engine drivers have to go through the appropri-e
ate training before they allowed to take charge
OF an engine, and every arrangement provided
that skill, experience or ingenuity can demand.
The equipments have been built in Russia, in
shops prepared by the contractors, and supplied
by them with Russian labor. The whole con.
tract with Messrs Harrison, Winans s. Eastwick,
has amounted tobetween four and FIVE millions of
dollars. They engaged to instruct a suitable
number OF Russian mechanics to take charge of
engines when completed,
COL Whistler prosecuted this noble work near.
y to its completion. His whole nd and strength
were given TO the work, and he died lust when
he was about to realize the condemnation OF his
Iabors' and to fulfil the promise made 10 the
Emperor. that in ten hours he would take him
from his palace on the Neva and place him in his
Tartar palace within the walls OF the Kremlin
This road was to have been completed during the
present year; and that the work NAV not be long
retarded in consequence OF the death of Col
Whistler. the Emperor, through his Minister, M.
bodisco, has rendered the office of Superintendent
to Major I. 5. Brown, the able and efficient Chief
Engineer Of the New York and Erie Railroad,
aud this appointment we understand, has been
conditionaly accepted. ". Y. Express.