Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-03-16

divided up into twenty-five sections Of
ten miles each. which will copstitute
complete block system. making Il Inn.
possible for any two cars to run at
high speed upon any single section N
the same time. thus making collision,
impossible. There will be n complete
block signaling system by means OF i'm.
candescent electric lights. with telc.
phonic communication between car.
upon the same section, whether run.
ming or standing still. The road win
be illuminated by incandescent electric
lamps for one mile ahead and one mile
behind every car while running. II
will be built in n practically straight
line, and as Ear as possible avoid grad.
crossings of other roads. Al MI grind,
crossings. whether wagon or railroad.
red electro light will be displayed
and AN electric bell rung for two min.
utes before II is time for the train to
pass IL Is intended To ultimately con-
struct four tracks, two outside tracks
Tor local traffic and high class freight.
while the two inner tracks will be used
exclusively for through passenger traf.
tc. mail and high class express.
1t further states that the mine from
which the coal that generates the
power is obtained will be operated bv
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 IL mines, and use only tn,
waste dust or slack to run the engines
which develop the power for operating
the mine and road, i'm connection with
It's distributing system of light and
power To consumers along its line. Al
present such dust and slack is value
less. and has TO bc 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 DC utilized.
The projectors say IL is entirely prac-
tieable 10 build such n road before the
time of the worlds fair, and that 1,
might then be used for the immense
traffic incident thereto.
The character OF the electric chr.
riage or car that will run ON the pro-
jeetcd road is shown i'm the accom-
panying illustration.
IL is "A long low, compact. lipht bu,
strong car, having two pairs of driving
wheels, each of which are driven by a
separate md distinct electric motor.
The whole weight of the car with its
passengers and of the two electric
motors comes upon these two pairs of
driving wheels, and is. therefore, all
available for traction or adhesion be-
tween the rails and the wheels. through
the agency of which the car Is pro.
PEELED. The top of the car stands only
nine feet from the rail. which is three
feet lower than the ordinary street ear
The driving wheels are six feet I'm
diameter and are capable OF making
five hundred revolutions I'm one minute.
The weight OF the entire car with its
motors weighs but ten tons. IL NAV
be interesting in this connection 10
state that n steam locomotive to make
the same speed, fit were practicable,
would have To weigh in the neighbor.
hood of one hundred tons. and the
present locomotive weighs from sixty
To ninety tons. These electric car.
riages or cars Will be illuminated and
heated by electricity and will contair
all the modern appointments for the
comfort OF passengers. Through
| cars will run ut intervals OF an hour OF
oftencr, according TO the requirement.
| of the traffic. Accommodation ears
will run every half hour. stopping a,
all points along the line.