The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-09-08

three thousand out-of-town people came
into the city. The j., NJ. 4 /. ran trains to
Garfield Park all day. but the patronage
was not such as TO greatly increase the
gross earnings OF tho road.
Now that harvest excursions and "home-
visitors" excursions are In order, how
would it do To start young men, gong to-
see- their-girls excursionsf This is sub
ject that Is worthy the serious consid-ra-
ton of the Pennsy lvania passenger men.
Such excursions would till long fels W ant.
At the annual meeting of the Iowa Gen.
trail road Russell Sage was reelected pr-si-
dent and George X. Morse secretary and
treasurer. Edward Z. Chase was elected
vice. president. The report for the year
ending June 80 showed gross earnings
81. 699, 74s; increase. Sll0.779; operating ex-
penses. s., 223.S 81; net earnings. 1862; in
crease, si7.596.
Despite the denials of both President Bar
nard, of the Ohio & Mississippi. and Presl-
dent Ingalls,, of the Big Four. that the lat
ter road has secured control of the former.
New York advIces are that the Vanderbilts
are practically in control. and that the Ohio
a. Mississip OPT is now diverting a large vol
ume of business to the Chesapeake X Ohio
The Indianapolis surerintendents of the
Big Four, when questioned about the al
legged transfer. say nothing. with a great
deal OF emphasis.
The Pennsylvania lines west Of Pittsburg
are experimenting at Fort Wayne with the
l0ng-and-sh0rt port for locomotive cylin-
ders. and with the Allen auxiliary port. to
determine the effect on the cylinder power
at speed. Also. the designs of the extern
sion arches are being changed SO az to in
crease the steaming power and reduce the
back pressure In the cylinders In connec-
tion with these experiments there has been
o decided change and improvement in the
location of the exhaust nozzles and in the
diameter OF the smoke stacks.
The Pennsylvania has just commenced
the building of q monster locomotive at
its shops In Altoona, Pa. An Altoona pa
per says it will be about three times as
long as The average locomotive. will have
two sets of driving-wheels. one set being in
the front. and one set of pony Wheels be-
ing under the pilot. The wheels will
be under trucks. 80 that the locomotive
can GO around curves. Two firemen will
be necessary to supply the coal. The
locomotive, 1t IS alleged. will be powerful
enough to haul train of freight cars q
mile in length.
The Erie has taken a new departure.
1t Will run tourist sleepers every Thursday
from Chicago to Boston. Returning the
sleepers will leave Boston each Tuesday.
The r0ute is By the Fitchburg. Holders of
secOnd-clas tickets Will be entitled TO Sc
cnre accommodations on these sleepers.
The cars will be the same in general style
as those which have proved 90 popular on
has been made to run them regularly east
of Chicago, and this innovation of the Erie
is. therefore, an experiment..
The Lake Shore is experimenting with
compound locomotive just turned ont from
the shops of the Brooks Locomotives works
at Dunkirk. The engine is modelled after
the new ten-wheel engine just built by the
works for the road. 1t has five-foot drivers
and Is equipped with both air ana steam
brakes. The high pressure cylinder, 17x24
inches, is on the left side of the boiler, the
l0w-pressnre. 2Sx24 inches, being placed on
the right-hand side, instead of having the
high ana lOw-pressure cylinders on each
side as i'm other compounds. The engine
has made two round trips on freight with
very satisfactory results.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern peo-
pie at Chillicothe are now experimenting
on patent switch. which. If il proves sue.
cessful, will revolutionIze the present sys-
tenn of switching. The modus operandi
contemplated is as follows: A tower of Oh
servation will be built in the railroad
yards. from which wires will extend to the
various switches, ct each of which will be
located an electric motor. When the train
men want switch shifted they make n
certain signal to the operator in the watch
tower. who touches button. and an cleo
trio current is established which, com.
municating with the motor, causes il to
turn the switch.