The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-26

Wv tuI9 FueAA uVh VueSi Iu'V uuJ Sluu-
orEte article or argument, embodyiul
an array Of figures aud statements tha
would probably be difficult for any one
not practical railroad man or civi
engineer 10 comprehend fully; bu
will simply quote from tho reports o.
several narruw.gauge roads that have
been built in this country since tht
year 1872, giving gradients, curva
lures, &c some Of which | have rid.
den on aud examined, ana Consequent,
know the statements to be correct.
| take these from condensed reports
in pamphlet lately published b,
Howard Fleming, Esq, Philadelphia
entitled Marrow Gauge Railways 10
America"
LIST. American Fork Railroad
Utah MISUNDERSTANDING Grad,
297 feet per mile, and "the av
erage grade exceptionally heavy
Sharpest curvature rs degrees, or 22s
feet radius.
%. Belts Gap Railroad, Psnnsyl'
vania.-Aluxiuum grade 1854 feel
per mile. "beiug continuous six aud
lhree.fuurth miles" Sharpest Curra,
ture IL IS degrees. or 2U5 feet radius
81. ere are ten ej these eurUrs on III,
maximum guide. two Of winch are 6Ut
teet loug. turning an augIe OF 1913 de-
grees."
Sd. Bingham Canon Railroad, Utat
-Maximum grade 24O feet 10 the mile
"Also u grade Of 2O0 feet per mile
continuous for 3 miles. aud the averag,
gradu is very heavy"
4th. Boston. Revere Beach arc
Lynn RaRrOad. Massach use,ts. =
Maximum grade 63A feet per mile, aud
curvature .. 29k 1egrees. or 1876 feet
radius.
5ta colorado Central Railroad. Colo
tAIu. The Ingx,mns gruue il 275 lssl
per mile. aud the average grad.
heavy" The sharpest curvature i!
a. d ;gress, or 1856 fcs. radius.
G,L. Crovn Poim Rulroad, New
YVrk.-Sluximum grade 100 feet per
niIe. "muiulaiued for 10 miles.
>harpest curvature II degrees, or 3Ss
letL radius
7tA. Mineral Range Railroad
Michigan -Alaxiuum grade I'll lee!
per u lie ; also. grade Of 146 ieet lot
= CONTINUOUS miles Sharpsst curve II
degrees. nc radius Of 4lU feet.
6h. PittsLury and Lus2e Shaanon
Aattrlt"i, keuBSy lva"la Maximum
grade ~ leet to the nile, aud shatpesI
curvature is degIccs aud 81 minutes
ur radius OF rs ieet
9h i's"n.tuO' aud HarrisvtR,
huttrUtst kItchie cou y. West Viz
gnu -Nluxlmuu Crude 3UO feet tG
the mIlu. aud curvature ol 81 aud ous.
halt degrees. Or lUU feet rauius
lUtl. Summit County fultro11
UGah.--MAxIuum glade 3VU Ieut-nu
report Vi curvature
lib Husa,ch aud jordan Kuttey
RuitT0ud, Ctuu.-Aluximum grade 29S7
tert per miIu. There Is Il cvntiuuUu.
grade OF 25U feet tor $ uiles. and the
rulus gradient is heavy.
l2lu Worcester aud Shrewsbury
RaiirOad, MassaChusrtts.-The maxi
mum grade is l6O teet, partly on l
II degree curve" Shurpest curvature
Is uud Uue-halt degrees, or 1857 fee
ruulus.
We now come to the Weston and
Wet Fork Rdiiroad, which has I
maximum grade ascending southwark
Of l42 feet per milo, and this only Al
Two points, and ascending uorthward
Or 9tth the hsavy trade, Of 1872 feet tt
the Mile; and a maximum curve Of q
degrees, Of which there are two ont
uear Weston. AID the other at "LoH,
tuusisIy, lhes. beayv cTryss oro a
nniu,s where III. rr,3. ia ycrv liYbt
pOJ ri. rnrv.. nm T.. ,mor;,,'m s %s
nr NI.o l'.ht nv, sr.e"din" : d!Srss ,
Or u rAulus VI SlS Ieet. We're this nv
md u GRADIENT. ~ Sn,n" ,""r,Grr' '" 'Ssr'
might be so@U yr"u"I. lyP ,ues'ioui"r