, 1870-12-27
NARROW GAUGE RAILROADS,
CauMda Lines Under ConsltHctton-
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Canada Lines Under Csnslractton-
General Considerations
From ! careful aud we'll considered 2rticlo
in ths Chicago Rdihcuy Rerieto Of Saturday
last We make these extracts on suticct OF !
good deal Of Importance. not only to railroad
men but to al concerned in the internal COM
merre Of this country:
considerable interest bAB during the Past
rear been exhibited In The problem Of q railway
gauge narrower than iour feet eight and hair
tnthee. which has become the stlnlatd gAns= IN
nc DATED states. The aalf-dozen pfot.ca dis
le1nsyivanlS and Ohio, one 10 Texas and sJs-
ten Of mountain lines in Colorado. Railway
building u this ooon.ry presents no EXCEPTIONS
too our proTe1hfal tendency 10 conttact Hal.a
for doing particular toingn, or doing things IN
ee1sain way. Particular devices. processes,
sne sR% 2oss sast tsis i,nt ne % ns
row gauze, without that full consideration, in
particular csses which 50 costly, stable and I'M.
po5taof ~ N 2 en2tstpttse as new ra!lwss should
ING that certain natEpN gauge projects we're IN.
der WAY In CAnAd3, We tteemed1t it best TO wait ri,
ne! taoald become snd.e,en.ly az aeeocpstsne
working. fscfo:e Introducing the subject Into our
co!umok- A recent visit 10 Toronto was happly
Soiss,aeS :;aa q wisa N experimental openng q
Toronto nolthward. On that occasiop. We p9tssd
over About ttteen miles OF H. 6 iu t;acf. rhe
o91n s9f soa IS Of engine and plat
the maximum required On the ine: and the maxi
mnm seed about sa miles per hour % the BAL
lasted portion was attlmed-
The II, 6 IN. Esnge lines oullatng from Toronto
are Int nded TO constitute stsrem.- Opening 10
market the entire country to the So:r lwcst aud
way. s'and1rd gfugt, which runs west Of north 10
co1ingwocd Or So1tawaRa tsouth end OF Georkl-
anl Fay. - miles. They are the Toronto. Grey
nInce: proteG,e.s In ! guile direct line northwest
lso miles 10 ktnkazoinc, no,th OF Gotiertch, On
Lake Huron: With . branch from Mount Forest
!s9 naes t,om Toronto, aeont tEo-tairts the dts
Sound. midway III The wcst snot. Of Qeorstau
B1y-1s0 miles 10 Ill
ns TS,9,s stnS S2ssns Kslxay Is 5.o,eets
n.at;, due Iorth Or Toronto. We sise pastiea. !.
TORONTO, GREY BRUCE.
Inls cunIauy have 81 Eiles under constEu .uop,
f1om Tclcntn Taa line Will be completed to
~: EoIfs neg! summer an'l to both ter1nini, 1t
KStSEkRiEG FKArCREa
G5ad<s aad CErr<A-On the 1rbt y miles, an
eleytiton Of 1,:uo feet 70 overcome. Up tho Gale
con Iitll6 ION the portion already nnlsaed 0rer
which the train paased) there Is rise Of 4is feer
~ fG1r miles The maximum grade oecurs here
cccufpr also, the shafpes, caFye4-ope Of 80 Ieet
rs:dius on I 1oe-sset grade. Al another point
there L. Z curve ct go feet radius on m ss.feet
cesslon Of curves, on high embaakments through
ou:,. The highest being s. feet
CHia aHa tHnbanlmt'lt4.-Thec cuts are re mark
soiJ lew, the deepest beng but Is feet Tue aim
las been 70 avoid heavy eaf:hworts-taea ayera ee
On 81 milea being reduced 10 10.e0o yards pef
mile: Tnls has, Of course, been accomplished oy
1ollGxto2 the Natural contour OF the suffAca The
width q cnts, nt the bottom, IL is feet inches
re en- oanEc1 nts, generally low, are II feet s
than 10 feet high. II has been found. Is the ruie
that the oRnEs require more earth than Ia ohtsio.
ed from the cuts, on which 1ccount The latter viii
ard rendering The cuts less liable 70 dil viii
6LnH.
Tns I,9t. Of xay Is es feet wide
In No-uay and Queensland, smaller lie VIZ
the above slze-
part essle-work, but to all appearance, subatsn-
The tracs IS lsid with a 4o-a. ai,,-as IT. 6 in.
a'e e. as ssMsa IL H. nansatsa ,ss d 45es y
oF The Abtrd1e Company. EngIaud-head hnr,i.
teot teot obsoas: i ls laid wi.h he asa-zplice, and
attauglar 1ut drawn inIo .he tie. S'@'
The ballast In TO be not less than IL Ia, under
ties, 9,ts0 yards Per mlle-
THE KqU1rNKNr.
al the usual best standard Rause American na,.
terp. oultiue cylinder. TneJ weigh from sixteen
70 iwsns5 tons-the latter tlx-wne-1s. coupled i:
having rigid wheel base OF It., center 10 ceuto-
Of outside wEesls. They have the fouy-wheel
tuck tn frour, carrying but q email part OF the
per pair. The a'ive1s arc destgaed ior noWcr
rather than speed In their ordinary work.-cylta.
oest, toxls and 1,xls, respectively: wrought iron
! ing nds; ire boxes, copper, Win brass tubes.
The engines arr nIsed with the Cnateller brake
enaoasng me enstuee! 10 reverse without fear os
senefs7 APPLYING tns power owe Of Of the sssam ~
10 tetaIdl1G the train and stopping 1t al
stations: Tee tender 10 Il. ID. long. :
Ia = ~ 1 sa,6,s Mnes1 .o osse, ~ capas:;y ol
t;Wheei engines Will draw iosd Of IN, ions lex.
elusive u cars} iato Toronto, tie maximnn graie
Ieus ne saaS e"%s
box Ann Platform cars: but exante ed the draw
lLGs Of the Hhers, under construction at Toronto
1astng<, ,,gt sa'sThese are to ee 80 feet il
TOP Of door. ftet inches above rai: Top Of Gu
caked roofl II ftet 1bo.e rail-: Wheels, = feet
sa. d,sm e1ef: @ TIE % %NaeelA ssx n number, are tl
h, means 81 a1lss; s seAauuss,ng aruuud curves
1t son arc Inches ia ass,e1T Tae sx
Ine weesl{cass are feet and the !oarNais
fest 4 'nesrs ss.... sro9 center to t~atFe-
bearing point. By introducing the tadal axle
,. With Wheels IL pairs: instead Of The os.llnar.
These cars will seat s. PASSENGERS, the seat
tdenole, as on standard Rauge) having 1sIn
| pAfSaR4 FEY p&kH&e0 t6eM.
Platform ec.s- Dimensions, 80 II. long, wide
top Of noer, > + tn. tpernaps II in.} abov,
fail; weight, 1850 loa.: capacity. 10 tons
] Nat edrs.-F1ttecn t. long, vide and TO high
noor r. s Ia. above zail; Hcight, sA sous: ca
aaas iS dead j aapaRs capable OF
The spee,ds atlors show very substantial roll
| lr9 etcck thrs.uRhcus-a great deal OF Wronet
i!on beng trtloiuecd. All the Cars haze stcc
| srrtnTt-iccfi1uninai, thirteen lcayea All rr,
supplied With hsnd brakes. The coupling iseif
6 upleI) Ia the same as that successfully used il
! SoIWaE. hamneE,hcad, or tav-shapcd attach
nent On onr car c8tchps into an la11eXlbc jlnk Or
The other: Il is perfectly Secure, while a1low1og
OF nc utmost freedom OF movement. both la.eta
and " rtica adapting It TO all cuEveL tne0ual
| tits OF track.
Ry June next, at which date forty mtlas OF tnf
rad WILL be realy for busInt ss the counnany vii
have engines: and y passenger, 20 platform. N
sox. acd 10 ca'tte cars, With hfnze-Ians,
The ctstr ri egniprneu. {go!t) Is:
Engines t9eliyeEed3.... ,,,... Il. en- tn g fnf
LtssenRef 1,c01 to ,so9
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