The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04
BIG CARS FOR GREAT GUNS
How the Pennsylvania Will Transport
Krupp's Exhibit 10 the Worlds Fair.
Specially Constructed Cars That Will Sustain
an Enormous Weight Proposed Changes
on the Wabash Railway.

sylvanIs built to carry them will attract
about as much attention as will the guns.
The guns and two cars will put q weight
on the rails of AS. 900 pounds. The cars are
practically one. each having two eight
wheeled trucks under them. or ~thirty-two
wheels. The car body on each truck rests
on q pivot TO allow free play in the round
ing of curves. The old style hand brake is
attached to the cars. but every wheel has
an automatic brake to be operated from the
locomotive. The safe transportation of the
guns and nrmor over the PIttsburg divis-
ion tracks is looked on as the most difficult
feat of the entire route. owing to the
numerous steep grades and sharp
passage over the backbone of the
Alleghenies. All the %runninR OF
the specials will be In daylight, as it is not
deemed at all advisable to attempt the
movement at night. All passeD ger trains
will be required to stop on meeting the
specials. TO avoid any liability TO accident.
This will DO required more especially Tor
the purpose of avoiding collision with the
heavy armor plate which Will project sew
eral feet on each side of the cars, the width
of the plate being ten feet and seven inches.
1t Will amply clear the parallel tracks
zben set in the center of the car. but as
there is a possibility it may SHIFT every
precaution will be taken to avoid acci-
dent, for should an end of one OF the plates
catch the END OF a passenger cor running In
an opposite direction il would RIP the
coach from end to end as it would an egg
shell, with consequent heavy loss OF life.
Wabash Division Changes.
The Wabash railroad has begun prepara-
tons for taking its rolling stock used on its
Niagara Falls short line. between Chicago
and Detroit. Off the Chicago 81 Erie. which
IL operates jointly from Hammond to New.
ton. The office at Newton will prob
ably be closed within the next thirty
days, and the roundhouse and yard OF the
Wabash at that point abandoned. After
May l the division point for freight-trAtn
crews on the Eel River division will be
Montpelier. o.. instead of Butler, Ind, as
at present. Montpelier being the junction
of the new Chicago line with the Eel River.
The new time card on both the new De-
troit- Chicago line and tho rest of the sys-
tenn will be issued April 20.
Personal. Local aud Gsnerai Notes.
J. L. Bower, car service agent of the
Philadelphia IL Reading. Is in the city on
official business.
w. L. Bell. formerly of this city, has
taken charge as general yardmaster of the
Peoria IL Pekin at Peoria.
In March there were handled at the
Union Station 1882 pieces OF baggage,
against 81. 169 in March, 1892.
The Philadelphia 81 Reading has adopted
q new method of stamping tickets-a plan
which deter ~soalpers from altering dates
and thus extending the limit of mileage.
The Chicago. Burlington g. Quincy and
the Missouri. Kansas ~ Texas are to jointly
operate the terminals of the two roads at
Hannibal. No.. and will build an immense
transfer depot at that point.
On Friday last there were handled on the
Big Four lines o, GAG loaded cars and on Sat-
urday 5.027 loaded cars. Never before since
the consolidation has the movement been
IS heavy for two successive days.
Payson Tucker. general manager OF the
Maine Central road. recently adopted the
novel social expcdieDt of entertaining
his friends ct the station IN Portland, hav-
ing his reception in his office and dinner az
the station diningroom.
James Leeming. formerly chief clerk. has
been appointed assistant general freight
agent of the Erie, with headquarters at
New York city. Assistant General Freight
Agent Deul goes to Buffalo. with jurisdic-
tlOn over the Western divisions.
w. w. White last week completed his
thirty-eighth year of service as an engineer
on the Pennsylvania road. For some years
and Galitzin. he making three round
trips a day between those points.
The m~ansgements of the indianapolis
lines which ship freights west via Peoria.
over the Chicago 81 Rock Island. were yes
ferday notified that the strike at Peoria
q " ~ thOtA III
and that freigats would be received and
handled promptly.
The management of the Evansville &
Terre Haute road, which also operates the
old Terre Haute II southeastern and the
Evansville * Indianapolis. is running n
mixed train daily each way over these lines
between Ierre Haute and Evansville, and
IL Is o paying train.
The total OF the east-bound shipments
from Chicago fell off nearly $4,000 tons last
week. the total being ss.S7S tons. The
Lake Shore carried 1850 tons; the Grand
Trunk. 10. I'll; the Michigan Central, S.s26,
the Panhandle. S.194; the TT. Wayne, S,252;
and the Erie. sou.
The Cleveland, Canton & Southern. IN
Ohio road. has adopted the same methods
OF issuing preferred stock TO take up com
mon stock Ms the Louisville. New Albany
8 Chicago company proposes. and the prop.
osition Is approved in Boston. where mos,
Of the stock OF the c., c.. n =. IS held.
The new fast mail tram between Chicago
and Nashville, Tenn. over the Chicago X
Eastern Illinois. the Evansville d. Terre
Haute, and the Louisville & Nashville
roads. will he be- put on April Ii. Both the
mali and sleeping oar equipment of the
trains each way are new and OF the most
modern build.
The Lake Erie 81 Western Management,
expects 10 do o good deal this ear in build.
Ing side tracks at important stations ON It's
lines. more especially passenger points, and
~ w puS III nWilcnSb 10 industries along
the line where q reasonable amount OF
business Is likely TO come to the rcad
through giving such facilities.
In the month of February there were
twcnty-three wrecks on the Big Four avs
tenn which delay ed traine, and several OF
them were serious and extensive. In the
month of March there was not a trair
wrecked on the system in which damage
OF goo wasinourred. nor was there Q wreck
which deiayed a passenger train.
This week the Pennsylvania COMPANY
will complete the improvements to the
Pittsbnrg. Fort Wayne & Chicago rosi
which were plated last year, when
5000, OOO Was set aside for such improve
ments. They how begin Improvement ia
using the money set aside at the las
annuai meeting In March for that purpose
On the pittsbnrg, Fort Wayne * Chi
cage superintendent Starr has made pro
motions al rrainmen TO passenger con.
ductorships In the proportion of TIVE
freight men 10 one passenger man. III,
thinks this the most equitable plan in view
OF the fact that there are so many NOR,
freight than passenger men In train service
Commencing with April 10 and runnins
to sept. I. Woodsdaie Park, on the Cincin
natl, Hamilton * Day ton. is engaged. an(
arrangements made TO run special trains Il
tho park. and nearly every week day pic
MICS have been arranged for the season. Il
fs the intention OF the company TO run III
new coaches in connection with the Monos
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