The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-11

driven without any intcrioTence, TO the
surface traffic, tho vertical shafts being
sunk to the tunnel through tho cellars
Of houses along its line. The only 40.
we're cave.iu occurred in the vicinity Of
the Baltimore City College, which was
ruined. A new college was built by the
contractors on the Gtte OF the collapsed
building.
The electricity necessary for the ope.
ration OF the locomotives and the light.
ing Of the tunnel and stations Is goner.
ated in the power house, large QUE
story building on Howard street, facing
the Camden street station. The south
end OF the building is occupied BY the
water.tube boilers. Of which there arc
twelve Of $50 horse power each. The
draft for the dTss is produced by two
large revolving fans at the base oil the
SQUAT looking stack. A brick partition
divides the engine room from tue boiler
room.
Tho electric locomotives will operate
not only in the tunnel, but also for a
distance OF 1896 fee; in the open air.
The entire line iS 1900 feet long, aud
extends from the power house on the
south 10 Huntington avenyo on the
north.
Three tracks are laid into the south
ern portal at Camden street, two tracks
passing through the tunnel, These
dlyerge into four tracks from tho north
ern portal, through tho Mount Royal
Avenue Arch, and thou converge TO two
tracks as Tar as Huntington avenue,
Where q siding is provided for the cleo
trical locomotives. There Is a steady
grade Of 0S per cent from the southern
through TO the northern portal, ana the
lines in the open have two curves oil 10
degrees, with steady gradient OF u
per cont At the power house Ond OF
the line the locomotives run OH siding
at tho beginning OF the long open cut
running doWu to the southern portal.
The most interesting portion al tho
installation IL, Of course, the locomo'
tives. Electric locomotives OF such
weight and power had never before
been conceived, but II has always been
ruie in American electric rnHway
practice from tho beginning to push
ahead where improvements weto pos
sible, aud mako the TeBulla realize tho
expectations, and there has been no do.
parture from the ruo 10 this case. The
ninety.six ton electric locomotive is n
SUCCESS.
The General Electric Company under.
took tho task OF building these ma
chimes, and tho tests made Oh tho ono
completed, before Il lett tue Schenectady
shops, as well AZ those made during the
past low days, show that they arc fully
equal to all reasonable requirements OF
trunk limo service. They are designed
to do very heavy work, and to handle
trains such IA tho largest steam ioromo.
tiV0s handle. They arc. OF course, also
designed to run In eithOr direction.
The locomotives arc massive pieces OF
machinery, Tivallng III size, impressive
ness and weight tho heaviest steam 10.
comotivea They arc symmetriCAl, even
handsome In appearance, aud Are not,
OF course, dlshgurOd nv tho sOriol Of
humps aud bumps which We arc ACcuH'
TONED 10 ON tho steam locomotive.
They are examples al tho luoSt piece al
electrical engineering ever conceived
and carried into execution. They arc
not plAythingS, M the following dlmoh.
aiOnu show: NUMBER OF trucks, ~
weight on driving wIoCll, 10000 lbs.
100 ton0) number Of driving whoGtl, 81
drnwbar pull, 1900 poundaj starting
drawbar pull. 10000 lbs gauge, 4 feet,
"a inches; diameter Of drivers, 90
inches outside III lirOs; length over all,
30 loot; hOiRht TO top Of cab, II ieOt, .
inches extreme width, 0 iCct, OF
inches.
Tho locomotive consists Of n shoot
steel cab not upon two tracks, zach Of
which tOIla upon two pair OF O2'lnch
whssIa. Tho cab Is lh two parts aud
each ID supported upon ono truck,
ThOfo arc four motors, ono to nnoll
axlo ThOy Aro tho lafgOat railway mo-
tors In tia world. 1hoy RrO rated al
800 horse power each, aud rOqnlta nor
mhlly 200 hmporos Of curtont 10 Operate
thsm. TbOy arc pyramldal In shape,
have ak poles aud six brushes and ara
goarIcB0 They rest upon ofoaa bars,
hung upon springs upon lhO sue
itauoa Of tho truck.
Tho RfmaIurs Of tho motor II no!