Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-05-29

broad-gauge. But cars seldom run full.
On the railroads In the State of New York
the passenger coaches carry only about
ono-iourth full load-the avCrag being
thirteen passengers TO tho coach. With
twenty passengers to the coach in each
train, IN number considerably above the
average throughout the country, the above
table shows the dead weight 10 each pas
senger to be: in the broad gauge 1900 lbs,
and in the narrow-gauge only 600 lbs, or
40 per cent. The average dead weight on
roads in Massachusetts and New York, in
1870, vast
In Massachusetts 1850 lbs. per passenger
New York 27Si "
The cost Of hauling this unnecessary dead
! weight, with the increased wear and tear
on superstructurca and machinery, amount
| ing in the aggregate to many millions cr
dollars annually, is paid by the travelling
public.
The proportion OF dead weight to paying
load in freight cars, and a comparison in
that respect between the two systems, is
exhibited in preceding table, 10 which at
IGNITION is again invited.
RcPoifS.-The locomotives and car, Of
the narrow-aaugc, on an average, weigh
less than one-half as much as those in or
binary use on the broad gauge and the
proportionnle weight of loaded trains is
very nearly the same. Each wheel Of the
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'l""' " ""Ou' 'oo''oo '"s' \ force so
enormous cannot tie Otherwise Than terri
road. with CORRESPONDING Strain. and con.
scqucnt wear amt tear. mon the railing
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AMI cvnrv u,,t or tho .,,,.or.t,,,,,,,,.o 81
machinery r,o,,i,o, ,..,.,,,,, ,,,,,.,;,,, ,,.',,
r,oouor, removal I,is o,.i,an, u,a, ,i.,a
wear and tcar n,ov no we're, l,r,,ol,. r,,l,,oad
in tho r,rroyy.oopoo road ,r,,oox,on, ~
this rednction c,,n,, -, ,,,,.,',,, ,,o,'.o
ciseIv do,cr,,i,o.I. i.,,, =, -,
certainly with , C,,, .t,,.,..,,r, ,a.,, ,i,at
it will be fully ouc-b,Ir
BreoIiUo. nam ,rho,t.,,,,. ,.,..,...,.
f., tbo por,,,,.,,.,,,., s,..,,.,', -,
IA ,to ,o,.,.,i,,. -, ,. $500 -
sbinmcn, +, n,o L.,,i w. u ,''
this objection k less s,r,ous ,ha, a. Gr',
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oastralcd thar r,cjoh, c,n ho ,r,,,.,in,a,,
from one car to ,rothar r,. from, +o,, f., H..
ty.Gye cent no,. f., ,..,r.li,,, =, u,o Ill.,,
of r,eirb, and ,l,o c,,i,i,,a. -, n'
,.s,r,i,,, ,l,,, ,,,,. ,..,.',.... "''
,rirt,.-,i,o L'','' wa 'oS'
n,,noJ =, s"es' price
icc.i,n f., ,io.,Ia,,t'.,.c '''N o'-
',y.,o,, '''' '''' ~" gauge
The conclusions arrived at, from the in-
vesiisatlons made, may be stated as fol-
lows;
IL nat 'he narrow gauge road, with sin
e'e ana doub'e tracks. as the business de-
n'a"u'' i c"PableoI performing any ordina-
FF amount OF transportation service, with
as mnch sa'cty and speed as the broad
gauge ana at Il much less cost.
THAT 1t can be built at 90 per cent of
tue cost Of the broad gauge over the same
I'hc' III mn country and in very rou3l
ahd mountainous districts, for a mufh
smaller percentage.
a-That 1t can be fully and suitably
equipped FOR rom 60 to 20 per cent Of the
cost of a similar outfit for the broad-gaune
road. !
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