The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-03-19

divided up into twenty-five sectlons oi
zen miles each. which will constitute
complete block system, making it i'm.
possible for any two cars to run at .
high speed upon any single section al
the same time, thus making collisions
impossible. There will be complete
block signaling system by means of in
candescent electric lights, with tele.
phonic communication between cars
upon the same section, whether rum
ming or standing still. The road will
be illuminated by incandescert electric
lamps for one mile ahead ana one mile
behind every car while running. 1t
will be built in a practically straight
line, and as far as possible avoid grade
crossings of other roads. At all grade
crossings, whether wagon or railroad,
red electric light will be displayed
and an electric bell rung for two min
utes before it is time for the train TO
pass 1t is intended to ultimately con-
struct four tracks, two outside tracks
for local traffic and high class freight,
while the two inner tracks will be used
exclusively for through passenger traf-
fic, mail and high class express.
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which the coal that generates the
power is obtained will be operated by
means of electric mining locomotives,
electric drills and electric lights, which
will greatly cheaper the present cost
of the ordinary system of mining coal.
The company expects to sell the good
coal that it mines, and use only the
waste dust or slack to run the engines
which develop the power for operating
the mine and road, in connection with
its distributing system of light and
power to consumers along its line. AT
present such dust and slack is value
less, and has to be hauled away ut the
expense of the mining company.
The exact location of the proposed
road has not been definitely settled,
and the accompanying map shows
three routes, all practically straight
! lines, either of which may be utilized.
The projectors say it is entirely prac
ticable to build such road before the
time of the worlds fair, and that il
might then be used for the immense
traffic incident thereto.
The character of the electric car
riage or car that will run on the pro
jected road is shown in the accom-
panying illustration.
1t is long, low, compact, light bu
strong car, having two pairs of driving
wheels, each of which are driven by I
separate and distinct electric motor
The whole weight of the car with it.
passengers and of the two electric
motors comes upon these two pairs o
driving wheels, and is, therefore, al
available for traction or adhesion be
tween the rails and the wheels, through
the agency of which the car is pro
pelled. The top of the car stands enl,
nine feet from the rail, which ia thre,
feet lower than the ordinary street car
The driving wheels are six feet il
diameter and are capable of making
five hundred revolutions in one minute
The weight of the entire car with it
motors weighs but ten tons. 1t ma
be interesting in this connection t
state that steam locomotive to max
the same speed, if lit were practicable
would have to weigh in the neighbol
hood of one hundred tons, and tn
present locomotive weighs from sixt
to ninety tons. These electric cal
riages or cars will be Illuminated an
heated by electricity and will contai
all the modern appointments for tn
comfort of passengers Through
cars will run at intervals of an hour {
oftener, according to the requirement
of the traffic. Accommodation cal
will run every half hour, stopping {
all points along the line.