The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-05-15

4 We give below description Of noun
tain railway aud tbink ihst similar ross
10 sha summit ~ Equinox mountain seul,
give M.nsk, sief such i.oom "a ~ u-ss
lof esnrse 4 Is entirely prae,iaa Vie -Ya Al
ihai u }. .iesl il the nones 'rhss y ~
qua ton hat that i, would prev. a im
mes. sI,rs, iies sud Isrgsl, i,cre y ! u,
nainbsr u visitor. nt aah iru IN.
ciiier. ba, Irsopl. from l.~Ds la this ricin
lily ~enla largely pstronixe IL. aud large
excursion parties from every dinsi
voulj he of frequent Occurrences.
II the Bennipeton 4 Ruilsnd railroad.
Which would be largely benefited by the
snterpsiss. could BE- induced to pm. ONE
money into it vs think the thing could be
accomplished After the road is built the
operating expenses vsuld be light and We
zee no rrA.on Why !, would ns pay good
interest on the investment. II would csr-
iainly add largely 10 tho summer bus.
mess 81 Manchester.
The Green Msnntaia railway on Mount
Desert IslssA. Me-. vas operated for the
first time last year. II IL In great msss.
urs copy Of the railway up Mount WISH.
isgtou, n. H.. built some thirteen years
ago Tbsse two lines and the Mount
Riehi railway 10 Svitzeriand. are the
only ones employing the central csg.rsil
- means Of surmsuatisg steep grAdi-
snts The trip for tourists from Bar
Harbor to the summit Of the Green Msuu-
tain Is made. first, BY wagons or stagss.
two miles and . half TO Eagle Lake: thsnss
by steamer on the lake two miles; aud
finally by rail 6.300 feet, in which latter
distance the ascent l ,270 feet to the sum.
nit, 1855 feet absvs the sea- While the
grade averages about foot rise in four
feet and half distance, some places it il
- steep ~ one in three.
Surveys we're made and the work OF
clearing and grazing Was begun il the
winter Of l682-S3 In April large force
Of men Vas employed, and the road was
completed by July LIST. The track is not
raised on trestle wsrk, as in the case at
Mount Washington; much Of it, especially
on the heaviest grades, 10 constructed on
tuv bOllu l2UEC. Inv iuAA VI wy SusA ~
the middle OF the track is made OF tive angle |
irons which have between them two cogs
OF one and . quarter inch accurately
rolled 10 uniform sizs. This cog rail is
secured to the ties by two lag screws. five
inches and half long. in every tic. and
additional ores 1t each joint
The engine weighs ten tons. aud embo
dies all the improvements suggested by
the sperstios OF the White Mountain road.
Its entire mechanism 10 aouble-four cyl.
indsrs, two cog wheels and two drive
shafts. The cog wheel axlss carry ratchet
wheels with pawls; and either one Of these
ratchet wheels. in case Of accident TO the
engine. will held the train on any grade.
In addition, two hand brakes on the small.
err shafts may be instantly applied by the
engineer The ascent is made BY steam
pswsr: ana the engine, when backing
down the mountain, is still kept in for.
ward gear that IL, with valves set 10 60
ahead. 80 that it is constantly pumping
air into the boiler; and this air; allowed
gradually TO escape, exerts an upward
tractive force, thus easing the descent.
The floor Of the passenger or observa.
lion car IL adjusted 80 a. TO be level on
The average grade. and the sides are open
10 admit OF an unsbstructsd view. The
car il always pushed ahead OF the engine.