The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-14
RAIL AND CROSsTIE.

The headquarters Of the Railway Agents
Association OF North America, the repre-
| sentative organization of the station service
of the railroads OF the country, will here
after be in Cleveland.
In Massachusetts the supreme court rules
that a man walking toward railroad sta
ton with the intention of buying a TICKET
and taking train is not passenger before
he reaches the station.
The New York Central uses large num-
Der of plants on its line every year, buying
them by contract from florist in larry
town. The company has decided to make
more OF its floral ornamentutiOn, and will
build at once large greenhouse at Pough-
keepsie.
The largest railroad shops in the world
will be ready for occupancy by the North
ern Pacific railroad in the early part of
September. The cost of the same, includ-
ing machinery. is 81, 000, 600, and will enable
the company to build anything from hand
car to a locomotive.
During the month of July there were 100
accidents on American railways in which
so persons were killed and PIG injured. The
RdtLtCGy Gazette says that in but one month
since 1t has kept this record have the
fatalities been 80 numerous-in August,
1887, when the Chatsworth disaster oc-
Cured on the Toledo, Peoria and Western
road.
The following circular has bseen issued
by Traffic Manager Sol Haas, appointing
w. II. Halsey claim agent of the Richmond
and Danville and its controlled lines.
SEPTEMBER l2. 1891.
General Order No 4.
W. II. Halsey is appointed claim agent Of
these lines, with office at'Atlanta, Ga.
Effective Sept IL.
All communications aud reports in reference
10 freight claims must be made to Mr.. Halsey
after the 18th instant. Sol HAAS,
Traffic Manager
All short, over, and damage reports;
traces for delivery of freight, requests to
change destination o. stop shipment in
transit and all communications pertaining
to claims will he attended to by Mr. Halsey.
The Engineering NetOs: The bicycle or
one-rail railway between Gravesend and
Coney Island, N. V, is now in operation,
aud we'll repays visit. The line is on a
part of the old Sea Beach and Brighton rail-
way, and extends from a point near the
Gravesend station, on the New YoIk and
Sea Beach railway, to the back of the beach
on Coney Island, a distance of about one
and three-fourths miles. The track is a
single line of seventy-two pound rails
and the overhead wooden guide rail is
supported by timber gailows frames, with
posts on the side OF the track.
The cars in use on the Coney Island line
are double-deck, divided into eighteen com
partments, nine on each deck. The COM
partments have two seats across the car and
are wide enough TO carry three persons on
each seat, making total carrying capacity
of 10o passengers. The cars weigh about
five tons empty, and are carried upon two
trucks similar TO the engine truck, with AZ
inch wheels. A brakeman rides
on the rear platform, whore are
the air brake wheel and four levers by
which the brakeman can open and close
simultaneously the doors on each side of
each deck. When running the engine tits
slightly from side to side, bringing one or
other of the guide wheels to bear upon the
guide rail, according to the effect of the
curves or any irregularities in the track
The motion is not sudden or jerky, however,
and does not therefore throw severe strains
on the guide rail, while ct intervals the en-
CINE will run for some distance without
either of its guide Wheels bearing on the
overhead rail- The character of this mo-
tion was observed from the top of the tank,