Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-08

that the decrease OF gauge q! he ra..s.v -
be at the sacrifice OF speed Fifty nd .:-..
miles 90 hour are given AS rates bcyari s!a
capabilities of three feet road. Th.si,.r,
so, but speed Of sixty mile, i9r regular ....
seoger trains has never been ua9crt.ysuy,
but by one road, aud that the seven f.. s.~,.
Of England.
HIGH SPEED COSTS.
This rapid speed pleased Traveller, .,2 .,...
ly, and they willingly paid the cxlr. c!.-.,...
the luxury Of being SHOT through the c.g..,,,
with rapldlty so great ~ 70 reuIcr cq.a r..
way stations Of the ire ilTsijia 10 !f:et..,.
pants Of the trains. Bu2 the railway COMA.
paid too dearly for the crjrymcnt Of X. ;.sroa,
and soon found it to be Gn0ther great error. :.
the wear aud tear" gu .ool auh rolls. s:ari.
was beyond the coduTarca OF liuauc.. aai tn
high speed was consequently abandoned"
ZIP cur Own cXtendad c0Gu;ry tie '|!chs,...
trains on some IeG Of our road :.al. :,.,,.
reached II miles al hour, average .p.aI .nt
even the approach TO his rate ha- ha,., t.,..
tlnued, 50 that our fastest vii ~! a:.:..-.
more than 80 miles, Wills. oar general pa.
ger business IS done 4! Il spec! n0t ,Y'-....
20 miles an hour.
Coal and iron have been been vi ~ u..a...
as low as s to L. miles, ARA cur tf.i,ul f7..,
usually run 1t to IS mile, ~ The h5us
Where, then, i, the great sacrifice la:....
The three lCct roads will c,mpoi u 10 L. IT,.
Lex these roadside constructed witt. u,s..,.
Of less radius than 600 ICES, !ui H.. -,,-.'
DOW IN use on The stauIard roads WI. h., .,i...
maintained. "a complraliT.Iy straight toad
81 to DO miles eau be regularly ruu in tEehnu..
| now quote from page ID:
OPERATING EXPENSES MONSTER IL. 81,
TlyEs "-"DECREAaEorW WEIGHT BENEFICIAL
1--WE have little more than Theory lu ,a..,
our views rs 10 the actual w1rking cxprn>.. %.
The three feet road, but SIC deem il sG.'i ,a..
to state y lew facts tina! have lei Us {, tie r..i
clusiou that the general operating ,I..:...
must be comparatively small. ~! AMI &. Z.
most, aod OF paramount I;nra!!rHt: - ,Hr n...
railway Interests, there Will b: - ..'3G>, ..
locomotive weight 10 cfuSH "a Sic -, g
everything II rolls oscr, and ii i" weight ~.
riel by every 'i.au!' wheel H. .,,.as4 :..
half The wear aud tral VII BE- ir.;'l..t 81 .a
! this proportion, becaus, destruction I'll, e..
aud reasonable wear ony lie in existence a.,
| the three feet road We stall have . DtJ h. L,..
| on each wheel o! passenger c)lc,i, aut ~ 90
to u 900 lbs. less On each .Ir d! dG.r = y. &c..
! locomotive transporting thru i. 'l-H sped;
| Iron rails will ID Iouge7 D. ,..s.TrTrt ta.rr.
they are one third w)rn GU, ~: his VII. b.
rcclprocatcd by tie rolling sock. 20 Tia. he
t%0 largest items IN railway 2p-r: TX cXrcaS.,
will be directly brought to q raaslGl:,a 40 w.
and within the limits o.! a:tul! "e:r
"DECREAsE or EXPENSES.
"Bcsiles the larIc saving nal ~ Il g..
crease OF mo7log weights on tie raj a.! ..a'
the same cause will wJlN wIth -lGi..!c ,iit.i o'
everything in each department. s:!i.jst, g. Sc
and tear. Less men viii keep IL !o.i- ;.
order. Tics will last logger, and, sic. G.m@"-
| ed, will cost - per sabt less. SHla5,sr QI,".l
ties of ballast will be annually needed. tH"2r
structures will not be so severely tree, ~ J, i
protected from the weather, viii require tril.a.
repairs Tor fifty years. Renewal, OF raj t,a
will last about az many years a. they n}", 3.
some cases, DC only months, will be n ao@'
made at a cost OF 81 go 10 - %"jD les IT..
mile, aud So we could 70 &c p"HMcrataE m.nE
thugs by which operating expenses NIT b. "
necessity reduced.
Under the head OF EcceaHr OF p.&c ~ %
lluc 100 miles long the estimated "haf'"- "a
the standard gauge on coal is Ct $50 per '",
on general freight at & per ;on 81 pas asr.
at So. The revenue from the three !":i E!1
| is estimated: Coal, $50; general irt'e,d .-
So 80, passenger st >. 80. Oar present s'.ni
ard roads charge inr passenger from 10 D. 49,.
per mile, or from 81 to s. pr 100 aIit"s. A.d
90 general freight equally cXirATaE:a' ''.i-.a
| a:e made.
On page Is The subject OF "Eruncs LIZ.
! is considcrcd "Ut Tie three feet "1G2H r."'
ncc.iDg with the standard ro2da,
TOO LATE TO ADOPT ANOTHER @!HdE
"Thc argument often heard ''taj tir
ing roads are Of the standard ! feet m.
gauge; that they are The great tru.H Hnsa 90
the COUNTRY that their branches m",! he o! q
corresponding gauge; aud that il i nos TO- "a.
to advocate any change is cartain'y 40 author.
tative mode OF settlement 9! the whe!a ~ sI''
in a summary way.
TRUNK LINE OF THREE FEE. UlE"".
We beg leave to differ from such view. 49,
present trunk lines will remain 50, ana 'h.'
glory none will rob them Of they have i''a 81
it, and are entitled to it, But "ho vii H'''''
there shall be no other main routes t. he ,'
opened 10 this great land that stretches ","tH
from the equator to the arctic cree aht '..
between the two great oceans 81 The ""d'.
When the thinking public eau le",'~. '"-.
| the smaller lines ctD be carried Gu NOR '.'''
| able terms through this wide c@n.in.". "..
practically demonstrated, they see he h'.n
the positions taken ia these pages, TEA ',''.
| will be 10 more question aDOu! Dl!.H"" ia
| feet branch lines, fer they vii! Tadiat' ~ '.'
| tjd greater numbtr from thcH J"h .''"''
| s,ndinr back 10 the parent stems ~ ,'!I.'.
one hundred fold more gra!!ryia. i"'h .-'.
standard gauges can Row beast o..
STANDARD ROADS CAN HAVE THREE i''.