The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-27

about there would be trains, each of
which should pick UP passengers along
100 miles Sof territory. Every train
would be scheduled to be at certain
station at the time the express was
due. BY an arrangement with the tele-
graph operator at the station beyond
which the auxiliary train was waiting
the conductor thereof would receive no.
tice from the telegraph operator about
five minutes before the express arrived.
Then the auxiliary would pull out
on the track next to the one used by
the express and proceed to make time.
The time that it would try to make
would be go miles an hour which would
not be a difficult task, because the
engine Of each auxiliary train would
be of the very best class, and capable
of making high speed.
LOWERING THE BRIDGE.
the auxiliary train, the latter would
be making close to the desired speed
and then both engineers would regu-
late the time they were making so as
to run neck and neck Now comes the
change Of passengers.
The transfer car of the auxiliary has
on its side door, which opens inward
II OlUcU ClOS6. To LIl6 sue OIL ul10 car
just outside this door, is what seems
to be the ordinary accordion like coup
ling Of a vestibule train. There is,
however. this difference. 1t has no
platform on which the passengers are
to walk The vestibule coupling is
not directly on a line with the bottom
of the door, but about foot above
1t, fastened to two powerful arms OF
steel which move up and down.
The aynraSC tra In that cstnrc for moth
ing but accidents, also has transfer
car in its makeup. There is a door in
the side of this car. just as in the
transfer car Of the auxiliary. Outside,
too, is the same accordion-like vesti-
bule, but, in addition, outside the vesti-
bule and fastened to the side of the
car, the lower end resting upon stout
arrangement of steel in what resembles
the gang way of a big passenger
steamer, minus the railing
Looking again at the transfer car of
the auxiliary, 1t will be noticed that
just before the door are two heavy
sockets A little distance on each side
Of the door and below the threshold
are two more sockets, and on the trans
fer car oflthe express is similar ar
rangement Presently, when the cars
are running even and even, the utili-
ty of the invention is displayed.
CHANGE CARS"
From apertures in the sides Of each
of the transfer cars steel bars appear
that is, steel bar energies from the
right socket of the express car and
from the left socket of the auxiliary
These bars are pushed at an angle,
fatwise, so that when fitted in the
sockets on the two cars they are in the
form of letter x, and form most sub
stantial basis for a bridge This done,
j the bridge Is lowered from the express
transfer car until it's outer edge fits
firmly into the socket just below the
threshold of the door of the auxiliary
car Then the vestibule coupling shoots
out from each side directly over the
bridge, and fits down firmly upon it,
This Is done in far less time than
it takes to relate the method of the
Invention, and now the transfer of
passengers from the auxiliary to the
express occurs. Both trains are run
ming at go miles an hour all this while,
and the passengers walk across from
the auxiliary to the express just as
easily and comfortably as If they were
passing from one car to another in
a vestibule train.
The transfer complete, it is an easy
matter to replace the apparatus as
it was before the transfer took place
OF course. it goes without saying that
persons DESTROYS of stopping at the
stations along the line which the
through train traverses would transfer
from the express to the auxiliary Just
as the passengers go from the auxiliary
to the express.
Another necessary proceeding which
Mr.. DossGH invention provides for is
the transfer of baggage, and this
takes place in manner similar to the