New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-09
Car. 10 Rum on Single Rail-


We learn from q recent issue OF the -
Johns New Brunswickl Nc,sS. that w. x.
Reynolds. Esq, of that city. has patented
an entirely new plan, not only Tor the con"
structiGn of a single track on which - run
cars. but also an improved coach suited 20
such track.
The description of that invention IL me
.fe&s is very general. and we are not certain
that we fully understand al! the details:
but we deem the suggestions worthy :h9
attention of railroad men. and We douo:
not that practical engineers Will soon DID
able TO turn the invention 10 :: good $50
count.
:, In the first place. the road tiisperses with
nearly al. the cost of grading. roadway ani
sieepers. Mr.. Reynolds proposes g .e:its
of posts or timbers firmly set in the ground
by piledriver or some means that vii! n.
sure their permanence and exact vertical
position. These will be some seven or e4gLs
fee. above the earth. and eight feet apart
sawed Oft at the Top and made even ana
true: they will then have boltad 20 them .
good solid timber twelve inches square.
On the top of this will then be boIted Z:
heavy iive-inch rail in the shape of an IL.
verted u The railway is now complete.
The ears are fifteen feet wide and cTo
stories high. Much of the first story - u
two parts, hanging on the rail like pannier9
OF a mules back. All the cars, including
the locomotive, are thus constructed. ard
are .here suspended on this great Gems
traI rail--no part touching the earth. To
prevent oscillation there is ON each side cf
the posts continuous rail or bar. and on
the parts of the car most likely 10 come u
contact with the posts are a series q! rollers
that viii: always act as tenders. II seems
however, to be the purpose of the inventor
to have the cars and locomotive SO evenly
balanced and, their weight so much greareS
NO, l,a apr,+r of fIn WI
that the whole train will hang steadily
upon the rail
Mr. Reynolds in calling attention TO td:s
invention as peculiarly adapted to a new
country like that over which it is proposed
70 build the Dominion Trans Continental
railway, which Is to connect the present
Grand Trunk railroad of the Dominion
with the ports Of the Pacific Ocean. He
thinks a speed could easily be obtained on
such a road of one hundred miles an hour,
He urges the advantages of this plan Tor
a region OF deep SHOWS; for the great cer.
trial rail may be more than eight feet above
the earth, and the cars may be proportioG-
atelv elevated
i is also urged that the cost a! grading.
and Of s!eepers. for our present system OF
roads. constitutes very great item L :LS
expense. IwO-thirds, at least. .oa.s ia
saved i'y the new invention.
We hope this plan of Mr.. Reynolds w',2
succeed. He Is Az enterpfising gentleman,
and has led the WAY in most of the s,l1i.1;.s
.mproternents Of his adopted civ. ~.
though offering this invention to III. tpy. OF
th- government OF the Dominion. w. BL,lrye
stand that Mr.. Reyao.G j. q native a: :Es
United States.
We fear that the grea. difficulty f!a. VII
confront Mr.. Reynolds will be the impo.,o
b.Ety "t hanging passenger coaches or even
freight ears on a fIngi. rail, .ca. to rr.r.s
i heavy tply
speed. suddenly oscillating. w0uiG h. IN
danger oil breaking. or tearing the r,.in,R
, or tenders from the side of the cara. ~
EARRING. 'he coaches So violently a.. "a ;;.eTs
passengers in a consfan: state of :.nyf..:s
n-'". their safety. Had he tngge.t..! :.
double rail eighteen inches or TWO IL. &
| apart. and a double row of nile. nj
tnnbe's securely bolted and claimed. va
| see no reason 10 doubt the .,;ccrss cf .k@
experiment. We are under the innrpssicn
tina. few tul! and sair trials vii. ;e.,1i, =,
such change of his plan and ra-en-.
We 10 not belong to the schdb! OF es,-o
! serVat.ves who imagine that the .,r..o,".
system of railroads has reached mo, f,r.;o-.o
| We are anticipating many great and f5nS
| nortanc improvements: and we tiert.;,-a
| ask the public to give this new. .on,. ,a:I -
system :: full! and fair trial. l; ma: he -.
! .hc engine or locomotive may he so ..a,-,o
| s'rIcted That the eng ineer NAV he AL. ~
| H~'P oi'Ah VI u t'II.c as paRllv:t az :, mo
does his veiocipede. In that "a g. 90. 90,
not Why the single elevated rail ma. W., Sa
'ra:"rsed as safely. securely, and 49,.
greater raDidity. than any Of he fr"a, ~
narrow gauge roads ;ha. now have $50 800
aGy"cate> and adnirer. al! over the lard,
. n" era a,,' OF the broad gauge roao: a.s
na.Fow gauge for the last fiv. ,.e.s r:
, Que q, may be .he other extr.;n.'. In. 80
mop" hat the plan may be subj.c-cI 80 -"
III; NAL and faithful test under .r,o; %
".n.sIaHces as 10 satisfy al! couc.y,,., %