The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-03
RAILROAD NOTES.

The peach crop promises to be usually
heavy this year.
The Baldwin locomotive works re-
Gently delivered to the Reading a new
loco: 'otive with only one pair OF driv-
ers an those seven feet high. 1t is ex-
pected that with light train this en-
gine will be able to maintain a speed Of
ninety miles an hour.
The tests upon 60-foot steel rails made
upon section Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad has shown that they possess
many advantages Of the 5O-foot rail.
now the standard. and it is stated the
longer rail Is to be adopted by that COM
pany In the future. Rails first begin
to wear at the Joints, and the joints
give the track hands considera BILE
trouble as they begin to sink or get
low. making rough track. The bolts
work loose in spite Of all the nut-lock.
Ing devices that can be applied, and
therefore require constant attention.
Fewer joints mean a better and more
durable track. so that even 1OO-foot
rails are advocated. The cars run
much easier and almost noiselessly over
the road so constructed. Other roads
by the Pennsylvania in all future con-
struction.
The Interstate commerce commission
granted hearing to the representatives
or the receivers Of the New York, Lake
Erie and Western. on their petition for
an extension Of time within which to
comply with an act Of congress reauir-
Ing all railroad companies engaged In
Interstate commerce to equip their
cars with erab-irons and hand-holds for
the greater security Of the men COUP
ling and uncouplfng cars, by July I,
1895. Samuel T. Conklin, attorney for
the Erie railroad. presented the grounds
of the petition, which asks for one years
extension Of time. He said that In
February. 1894. 1000 cars belonging to
this company had been equipped as re-
quired. The work had been continued
since with as great dispatch as possi-
BILE in the depressed times until go per
cent. OF the cars In this system were
equipped as the law required In respect
to grab-irons. He said that another
years time was necessary to complete
the work.
Hamilton county. Ohio. can probably
boast Of the shortest steam railroad in
the world. Down at Addyston a little
: standard gauge track runs from the
pipe foundry down to the rivers edge.
The main line is not half mile in
length and by taking a short cut one
may walk the entire distance In thirty
seconds. But this little road has six
or seven miles Of track and figures N
the annual railway report OF the state
OF Ohio at the head Of the list which
contains reports Of such lines as the
Pennsylvania. c., H. & D., c. & o., Big
-Four, Cincinnati Southern and the p.
0. 8. w. 1t Is known as the Addys-
ton and Ohio River Railroad company.
and has full board OF five directors
and complete list Of officers according
to law The duties in the passenger
department are not arduous, as the lit
Tie road never carried passenger In its
history. The railroad report gives the
Following details about the little rail-
road: Number Of shares Of stock 800
100 denomination. making the capitaf
stock Of the line $4,000. Whether div
fdends have been declared from time tn
time n not stated. The total cost Of
construction to June 30, 1894, was $76,-
o92.S7. or about $1o.5s4.42 per mile. The
freight earnings for 1894 are given as
S24,bss.2o. The baby road has a
station agent who receives 40
cents day compensation (he
has other duties). three enRI-
neers. four firemen, no conductors and
eight other trainmen. One section fore.
man cares for the entire line, and eley-
en- men act as switchmen, fiagmen and
watchmen. The road has thirty.six
general officers, who receive q total an.
nual compensation Of $15.5s2.35. The
road has seven freight engines. sixty
four coal cars and uhirty.seven other
cars. In the reports on accidents the
Addyston and Ohio River road has
clean record.