Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-05
THE RAILROAD os ~.


LartiEuo's Single Rail scA.s.', :.
ally superseds the pr,.,,,
We recently pointed n, n
trains in England seldom ,..' W
long distances an averatr ~ W. (
80 miles an hour, and IA. <.
might be said Of the Unii,s !.
doubt engineers have dem,s.,
English Great Northern rsIis.. ,''l
New York Central that 4 I,
straight track can be travs,,,i VT 8
rapidly, but it has coma d Z
an axiom that under exIslls, /
eonditlousthe rate meutIcns5 M
speed consistent with satelv
What are the conditions ~,,a \
posed this conclusions lthe. h
the existing lines which h.S-l /.
tinued movement at a spe,i !,
miles an hourimposslble' M,
of engines and trains shoaa 4
far beyond what the bridpa 4,
would bear, In the absence, \ Y
crease OF weight and streng.A !,
nomically impracticable. ! n F,
would ly OF the ruils Al 4, n
curve. The fact is iainilipn
petent engineer, Heknovsti., Il
ical relation of curves to sped n
for instance, that the iorN 4.
given curve to throw OF L. N
moving at the rate Of 80 M.
would be about 6jf TINES ersr'
which a train resists when
miles an hour, 1t follows tAns N
lines must be both suala,
strengthened II the present AZ.
of express trains is to be mater l
ened.
Such Strengthening and nrr,
practically out OF the qutrIs
the tremendous outlay thil v,
volved. Is there, then, any vi N
ing new rates of speed on Nj 4
1t appears from the London ss.l
this question is answered inAf
by Mr.. Behr IN a pamphltt kaf|
application to existing roulai2
,igue single rail system. hi y
which, as we shall see, 4 M
scheme, but is actually IA t,sa
cars sit astride a single nj L +
height of four feet from iil
steel trestles, on either sdaa
2Jl feet lower, is q small guillHl
The wheels on which tho Az
on the central rail, while The +
each side are gripped by frff
To speak accurately, this d u +
rail, but n treble rail line Az
hard work is done on the rdRln
But whatever name SHOULD WI
system it is said that the siihl71
curity Of the cars, moun,dn-
rail saddle. with the guidsnAl
stirrups, are such that is alnN
for a train to be thrownof itsr
curves are encountered, The nj
transversely to a degree calcus
tralize the centrifugal force, Anti
ing does not suffice tle surpluid
gal tendency is ooun ,eracted Hia
tion OF the central rail and lnra
AS we have snid, the lAftlgu.
no untried proposal. il d nc'
for n short distance, e1 mills, D
wei to Ballybunion in ireland
plication Of the principlsoh an
scale has been made in the dsil
the Loire in France The clS
lating 10 the stability and n'
run on this plan go to sboWn na
a speed OF 100 miles an hour y
made upon the Lartiguc lirs
exceed, In the case Of the mos 9
curve, the normal limit otf'ni
allowed.
If these claims can DO sus'ai'1
clear that the Lartigue sysien
Unprecedented rates Of spen
chnnically but financially Psk
single rail can be laid side y =
present lines on the existing
financial difficulty which wcla
ed, were new routes requli'a, ; :
mated, the provision Of an ps
power need not stop the way
Inmates that the cost Of cane
either side of the existing ~
London to Brighton a l.Afus
worked by electricity At spe'a
tol5O miles an hour. inelualns f
generating plant and al "
working trains, would no'sir
1t is contended that by thlsin..,
which is 80 miles away, colas : I. y
90 or 25 minutes ride from ~
tropolis.-New York Sun.