The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-09
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters OF Interest in savannah and
Elsewhere.


A test is being made in New Orleans
with an electric alarm signal and fndica-
tor for trolley lines. 1t is an arrange
ment by which car gives warning of its
coming one block ahead by displaying a
red signal and ringing a bell on a box at
the corner of the intersectlng streets, and
is designed TO lessen the liability of col
hsion with other vehicles. The signal
ing is effected by means Of "a double trof-
ley strung along side of the regular wire
Upon the end Of the trolley is attached an
extra Wheel which is arranged to run
on this auxiliary trolley. This extra wire,
beginning as it does q short distance from
each corner, connects with little bell
aud glass box attached to the post on
the next corner. AS soon as the auxiliary
trolley hits the wire, which, Of course,
it not charged, the current is conveyed
from the regular trolley TO II and from
given TO vehicles and pedestrians that
car is coming within block.
According to a. report made to the
American Railway Association at its last
meeting by the committee on safety APP
planes, says the Railway Age, there
were 305,134 freight cars in the United
States equipped with air brakes on Feb.
1 last, and 3SS,965 freirht cars equipped
with automatic cOuplers. The total NUM-
Der of freight cars reported in the United
States at that date was l,Oi67OO, so that IL
appears that 29.l per cent. are now ntlei
automatic couplers. The average ex-
peuSe of eQutpping a freight car with
brakes and coupler Is IN the nelghDornood
of $50. Air brakes cost S36 for the West
inghOuse apparatus, and Sl9 for labor and
material to tit foundation brake, or $50
a car in all. At this rate the expense of
equipp.ng the 3O5 1874 cars has been $16.-
as, 80. Placing the average cost per car
of putting on automatic cOuplers tinclud-
ing cost of bar and Labor at SO the eX-
pense of the 368,S05 cars now equipped
has been %79,3O0. The total first cost of
equipping the 80 per cent. (abouD or the
cars now in service with botn brakes anu
couplers therefore, has been $24, 56l, 60
In addition to the cars already equipped,
some 1900 new cars are said 10 De under
contract, practically all of which Will be
furnished with both automatic cOuplers
and air brakes It must not be supposed
that all the remaining 70 per cent OF the
cars not equipped ever Will De; LOT very
large proportion of them are engaged In
local mot interstate) service, or service
in which air brakes are not required. II
will be as much as can be expected, it,
by the time the safety equipment law
goes into effect, on Jan. /, lo9o, from %
10 go per cent. of the cars OF the country
are furnished with these appliances Even
this, however, requires an additional eN-
months of over $20,000,O00, and the total
first cost at that time will have reached
the colossal figures Of nearly S5O,O0OOJO
The imperial train which carried the
car and czarina to Moscow for the cor
onation was probably as sumptuous and
complete a train as ever ran on wheels.
The following description OF the tram was
translated for the Railway Age by Mr..
r. Bergerun from the MoscoWsky w eco
mostly, a Russian newspaper:
The train consisted OF two locomotives
built by the Baldwin LocomouVe works
of Philadelphia, and is cars Of Russian
manufacture, made in Moscow. The char
acter of the 16 cars was as follows:
Dynamo car, with engine and dynamo
TO furnish current for 800 Edison incan-
descent lamps.
For use Of the railroad officials, with
three sections for sleeping, a parlor ana
an apartment for the chief engineer or
the road, connected by electric signaling
apparatus with both engines ana every
car.
For the imperial suite, having six sleep
ing sections in walnut wood and leather.
For members of the imperial cabinet,
each car having five sections for sleeping.
For the grand dukes, with Io9F sec
ceuings and walls upholstered IN SIX
Each section has a writing desk, lounge,
easy chairs, marble washstand, heaVy
portieres and bronzes, brle-a-Drac, eIc.
For the empress, with four sections
parlOr, bedroom, dressing-room, Datn-
room-rosewood and upholstered in silk,
the parlor with writing table, manlel
clock and Sevres ornaments.
Parlor, upholstered in silk with con-
For The the car, in four sectfons-sitting
room, bedroom, dressing room and room
for the officer on watch De cor tieo IN
Louis XIV STYLE upholstereq IN lealher.
For the czarowitch in three sections
bedroom, sitting room, and room for the
officer on watch.
ter of the car running nearly the whole
length. and sideboard at one end for appe-
Tiers before meals. Gothic style, with
light-colored stamped leather and SILK.
Pantry, kitchen, storeroom and SER
wants apartments.
Baggage car.
na fTsqf IN
throughout
The Railway Employees Protective AS
ISOLATION will meet at Catholic Library
hall tomorrow night to consider the mat
Ter of making disposition of funds on hand
and 1vindiner IN the affairs of the associa-