The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-09-13

ky my SltAbo N-Af'N1 S' N"''S 49, 7-J
received from those in the service by the publisher.
The Pennsylvania railroad, SC far this
year, has purchased $4,000 tons Of steel
rails.
There were 6,eI4 miles OF railroad in
operation in Spain in 1894, an increase
of 27e miles over 1893.
It cost the sum of $1,000, 900 and five
years of work to harness Niagara Falls
energy, but it has been successfully
accomplished.
Marriages and births frequently occur
on railroad trains, but a Wisconsin judge
lately broke the record by granting a
divorce en- route.
The West Coast railway company in
England beat all fast time railroad rec
ords, recently, by running a train $40
miles in 5I2 minutes.
The B. and o. railroad is not satisfied
with the new electric motor used in the
Baltimore tunnel. 1t takes too much
energy to start the motor with a train.
Between 2 and 3 thousand horse power.
A passenger train on the Pickering
Valley railroad in Pennsylvania was
ditched lately by running over a cow.
The engineer was killed and the fireman
together with six passengers were fatally
injured.
Japan's government OWNS and operates
$50 miles of railroad, and has 1913 miles
more under construction. The island of
Japan, however, contains 2, 1913 miles of
railroad with I,549 miles in operation,
owned by 20 companies.
Some of you fellows that have so much
stock in the railroads better sell out and
buy a line of you own. Here is your
opportunity: the Chicago, Peoria and St.
Louis will be sold on Sept. "a, by order
of the court at Springfield, III. What
still kicking?
The Alpine Pass route of the South
Park line in Colorado, which has sus-
pended operation for nearly seven years,
is again to be operated. The tunnel is
1880 feet long at an elevation of 1860
feet. The grandeur of the scenery along
the route is beyond description.
A new company has lately purchased
the plant of the Grant locomotive works
which failed two years ago. At that
time they had a contract with the c.. B.
and Q. for ~ locomotives. These the
new company will finish building and
put them on the market, this fall.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat makes
the assertion that the German army and
the railway army of the United States
contain the same number of men. An
exchange commenting thereupon says:
''Unc1e Sans impression is that he has
decidedly the advantage in this arrange
ment."
The Chicago and West Michigan is
preparing to transport its cars from Pesh-
tigo, Mich, to South Chicago, a distance
of 24o miles, by ferry boats. The boats
built are the largest of their kind on the
great lakes. Each has a capacity of 2S
cars, and officials claim as good time is
made thereby as by regular freight
trains.
A novelty in the way of a steamer ca
pable of taking a short overland trip
with its own engines as motive power is
said to have been put in operation in
small lakes zeal Copenhagen. The two
lakes are divided by a narrow strip of
land, over which a railway has been
built with a grade of I in SO on each side
of the summit. The rails, which are of
ordinary kind, are carried down into the
water and the steamer is guided to them
by piles; it takes a run for the track and
goes on it at full speed. Its inertia is
almost sufficient to take it over the
grade, but its propelling engines are
connected by chain gearing to the small
carrying wheels on which the steamer
crosses the rails. The boat is IA feet
1ong.-Railway Master Mechanics.