New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-18
CAPACITY OF THE NETWORK AND ERIE
RAILROAD.
To a. Fsi.ry TAex y D.s~ae

Ts iAs Fdisr q TIE n \. r'euaS
SIR: series Of experiments have Just been made upoa
the susouehsnns Division Of the New York and Erie Rail-
road for the purpose Of testing the capacity OF that read
The experiments were conducted under the supervision
Of w r. Humphrey Superintendent OF the Csyuga and
Sssquehsnns Railroad; Wm N. Mallory OF Corning J.
b. Gregg Master Naehin,, SuSquehsnns; Charles ID
Cooper. Machinist 0wego. and L. MsCslam, Supern,
tenden of the Susluehsnns Div,ionand is confidently
believed such results have not been exceeded upon any
railroad Of any gauge in this country Europe de-
tailed statement Of which with the grades curvature &C.
viii be shortly published in pamphlet form.
The following engines selected for the experiments
viz;
,o s1 sS. II men ,sss'fss :.
Kstehum Gr'svsnOr, Paterson, Nsw.Jsssy
W ws:s, en- en- es.
T T.sl Ss' f.S ID E' %S -:s and s &
Tets. weigh, Of rustnc and Tsudsr......iOaTO y.
Lcconciye orss FaibnkI Agent r.aatsn Mas.shu.sts
Wsiss. On pE,s..... D..
Total WEIGHT Of Fnsne. ............ .s0San.
Neisht Of rouder with wood and " Ater...SIts -
Total wesht Of Ensiu. and render.......s7,T7s ne
The Tsn wa. ~hes cars OfvhcA Loaded
with lumber containing 6ss, ~ f.et
Ores .eis9! o car. and load :......ls 100 1n' SAD.
DsdSes weight Of Cars Engine and Tender as = Lib
se4 Guns 4ss ma
Lens.h Of TI,i9.. 2 COS sst ,,--.--.-..
" Jure 18th by No IN James rpp ensaser.
md p s .eSs% , nj tuner e h sf' mnSs s
y oeees 81 minute. .ir,sd wsysy oelosS Il miasis;
corc. dsc- 4iec miles. .ue hour minutes and sse.
Owso 4oecs Il minutes distance ~ loloo mica time hOsn q
Total distance - 1890 miles
Total running time hour: ~ minute. Y .e'Oaa'
the % eSperimsn curve o. 90 zee, rsdus upward
R.Io,d oweso selected the te, Tue train asa
~. zee, zen r minute ,va .t.ass ea,e, "a. ~
he tran bad sehsa me pIy ~ 0oA MN sc p..e
tsie geo feet Engine No ~ with The same tram above tst
dsiare rom the ne'i n wnen the snsae reshsd the S
W 'esg I'D rssS he curve At IL oeloc IS n q sc had
ysed 30 p time through
he whole through the and upon the
IS @ S fSe n Consisted o. he 70 cas- above named and
edition Is & 81 'SIs 0s' go T 81 u. $40 n.
Dsdse, resh Of cars in train' engine and tender
iBelnded oN ns-Is' IA
U.sful tuns 40 pa
L1pssn n" M af.r isyiD: ran 100 feet
Passed Hiis po.t IN at O'Clock aia see
Who'll. grade, s 70 the mile Tru ordered 70 d..A
s ; Tn 90 S ahead ssT S.ns so minute NOV,
the rate Of four miles per e;aI q INMATE I'VE and .s.I ns.
Rs,nrned with ensiue No S.
Passed n, post 20 Al O'Clock 81 n,n. s. Sec
Pas~e mile ~ sc Uciosk fmin Osec.
Pa.-ed mile n nc 8 O'Clock ~ 10
Erperi~f 4-June 10Th, 1873 kngne No 81 with train
Of lumber Ia addition u tour
" ee loaded with coal
Gross wesbt and Engine No s23 so ha
o.suet weight Of cars in 'r'n, engine and tsOds'
Tr..6,f lad la3 tune H. ~
stared tangent 2oC0 from mile post 2 o'clock mia,
Passed miepost III at O'Clock, g min, % sec
Arrived o. me-pos, 20 A. O'Clock, 81 min, 10 SEE
Time mile In 7 min 6sec
I-uRt OF 20t8 feet.
ordered when the whole
Eutips No III started the distance 800 hs1
mile poet 20 a. O'Clock, Il min- 80 sec.
Reached mile poet ~ Of 5 O'Clock, IS min, Is &C.
Reached mile post II al 5 O'Clock, 81 min, u ses.
Reached uile-post n q 3 o'clock SO min
First mile nr. 8 uin. and q
Second mile 8 and y sec.
Hauled around 2itesree curve Il Oweso