The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-24
RAILROAD NOTES.

Division Passenger Agent Fletcrort
md Freight Agent Thayer. OF the New
York Ontario and Western, will take
n the Knights Te,nplar conclave in
Boston next week.
The statement has been denied that
he Pullman Car company is about to
merge with that OF the Wagner in
:erests. but 1t is Claimed that the Pull
nan people are anxious for a consoli-
aation. but that the Wagner company
viii not accept any proposition until
he former agree to provide positions
.or the majority of their present en-
oloyes.
For the purpose of demonstrating to
The railroads and car builders ta.at a
steel freight car is the most economical
N the long run the Carnegie Steel COM
pany has recently constructed five cars
IN lines which discard the old wooden
:ar principle of construction. They are
made from structural beams. riveted
together. 50 that the maximum
strength is secured. and as a result the
,ais have a capacity to carry load
zen tons heavier than the maximum
capacity of the modern wooden cars.
and have the additional advantage OF
being from 1000 to $500 pounds light
y. This will reduce the burden of the
!old on locomotives by the amount of
the difference in the weight of the cars
and increase the freight-earning capa-
hty by the amount of the difference in
the amount OF the load they will safe
D carry.
In the new form Of construction two
eight-inch beam5 are run the entire
length of the middle OF the car. Be-
tween these the coupling attachments
are adjusted. The trucks are con-
structed with the use of I beams in
such manner as to greatly reduce the
weight and add strength to the sup
ports for the load. The wheels are Of
the same diameter, but the axles are
heavier by an increase in the diameter.
both In the center and the trunniOns
which support the truck frames. The
only part Of the cars which will be of
wood will be the floor OF box cars.
Coal. coke and other cars for the trans
portation Of crude materials will be
made Of steel plates bolted down to
the beams and cross supports Of the
frame In such manner that they can
be- renewed at small expense when nee
lssary.
The rate war between the various
roads centering In Scranton Is at end
Tor the present. The only cheap ex-
cursion to the seas hore announced for
today is one over the Jersey Central
to Ocean Grove. When 1t was disc6v-
cred that the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western would not stand idly by
and see the other roads capturing the
Sunday excurAonists ii was deemed
wise to cease cutting and without any
tacit understanding all roads during
the week refrained from making cut
rate bid for excursionists to New York.
It might pay one company to run a
rheap excursion to New York. but not
Il ell the other roads we've making the
ame inducements, and thereby divid-
Ing the patronage. as II is only by Sc
curing an unusually large crowd that
such cheap rates could be made to pay
The public is heartily CORY that the
war rs over.
Local railroad officials are today dis
eussing the wonderful achievement Of
the London and Northwestern Railway
company's new fast train. in covering
Ave hundred and forty miles in FIVE
hundred and thirty-eight minutes The
train in question left Euston Station
London. at 8 o'clock on Tuesday eve-
ming and arrived at Aberdeen at two
minutes to s o'clock. having covered
the distance in the time reported. A
cablegram announced II to be "the
shortest time on record" II this speed
can be maintained, however, the COM
pany will have the honor OF running
the fastest regular train In the world
The best record for sustained speed is
undoubtedly that made on the New
York Central road on Sept IA, 1891,
when special train weighing two hum
hred and thirty tons. was run from the
Grand Central depot. New York city,
70 Fast Buffalo, q distance Of four
hundred and thirty-six miles, in four
hundred and twenty-six minutes, de-
Quoting time lost In stops This was
at the rate of 61.A miles per hour
The most remarkable feature Of this
trip was the run from New York to
Albany. one hundred and forty-three
miles. which was made in one hundred
and forty minutes without stop.