The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-28
4 Bow, Rallway Company

The Ice Railway Company, Chicago. is
made up wholly of boys. 10 controls ana
operates 1a5 feet of ice-balas,ed, smoo'h-
running railroad. beginning at the caves
of "a back w0odshed in Waukegan, H.
and running down through inc sdIu u
match. 10 was surveyed and consiruc ca
"A wear ago. and the passenger tthlc il
carries no freight-Was SO prontdDie lhi1
n has beer contiLuod this winter wi,h
great success. J.,
,.afed the oeices OF the company ueetner
with the roundhCrses and switch-tracks,
the road SIS eight feet hish, strongly DUN.
Of planks and held i'm place by stout
sc8nuing supports. Al the ceutIe ol t"o
tr.ck "a Song crack or slot is LETT between
fh. plarks. into Nhich fits the runner OF
tbe toborcan and prevents 10 from
offchiug and causing an expensive accl-
dent. At the bottom of the grade Two
tracks lead off down into the very heaf1
of the fertile garden-patch.
The president of this great enterprise
o. NJ g. Putnam. the track inspector ls
g. Brewster. the anager ls r. iierIhali,
aad the fee inspector is G. BarstoW, an
of Wukoean. They not only own an Oh
fine stock iu the road but they bult IL
f0m WoOdshcd TO earden-patch all with
their own hands. WHAT other railroad IN
au the world was built by It's prcsl-
dent and other officers with no olher
help? And what other railroad mas pass
suffering financially as this mas done
The Ice Railway Company runs most or
ff. trains at night without paying mucn
attention 10 time tables The whole
line is lighted by a neighDoring electric
Nrhf. and sometimes the stations are
crowded with people.
The tobocgau cars are made win thfee
riinners on the bottom. the center one be-
iua 20 nt into the slot in the steep grade
at tho end of the line. The other t"o are
at The edges of the car and slide alons
nicely on the rails. The top OF oach car
i- provided with cushion and TWO mana
rails. 10 which the passengers may cling
Some cars also have "a brake, altnOueh
This is not encouraged by the officers or
tho road. 90 being the Intention TO keep up
fun speed on al occasions.
Most Of the cars are for one passenger
only but the company I'm order 20 give
Sos patrons the best possible service has
also uroyided two tandems. one triplet,
and one quad Tor family use. IL also mas
an OF IT'S cars numbered ana each taxes
SIS turn. This prevents any uhruN pas
.ancer who travels on pass from get
tinr more than his share of rides. The
regulation was found necessary because
on two different occasions passengers ac-
..allv approached the president ana
fhreatenod 10 hit him on the nose because
they thought they were not getting the"
A. the beginning or each days sliding
Ice Inspector Barstow and Track lnspec-
for Brewster proceed the fun length or
tho line from the woodshed 10 the Gar-
den-pafch. with 70 pail OF water ana
clipper and ice the track so that inc cars
viii slip easily. The colder the weather
fle better the train service.
AS you will sec from the list or oihcers'
this railway company has no treasurer.
lt really doesn't need one because no
fares are charged anywhere on the hne.
ANY one who has "a car is allowed 10
eide free.
"The road was not built 90 make mon
~ on" writes President Putnam nut
'or Fun. and fun We have. as any or the
neichbors who are kept up 20 late hour
Rill testify
So prosperous IS the company that e IS
now engaged in extending its road by
making "a slide running back from the
End Of the line in the Garden-patch TO
me woOdshcd.