The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-04
HEAVY FREIGHT TRAINS
Old Railroad Men Do Not Like
the Change.
A NEW MONSTER ENGINE
Six OF the Big Fellow to Be Sent
to This Division at Once.-The
Old Engines Will Be Put on
Branch Work.

two or three years" said an old rail-
road man to-day. you will see one
freight rain a day go through here
each way and II will have about rs
loads all in one section" As he spoke
he looked at the long train that had
just come in from the West ais No. 81
and stood upon the sidetrack I'm the
yard waiting for the distribution of its
long line of loaded cars. There were so
loaded cars in the train. II ran from
Hope to Evaro with "A tonnage of 1.410
and came into Missoula with 1910 tons
to its credit. 1t was one of the long
est and heaviest trains that has ever
come into this station. One of the new
10-wheelers pulled IL from Hope To
Jocko. From there To Arlee one helper
assisted. and from Arlee TO Evaro "A
third engine was put on to help up the
hill. The train came through without
an accident and without any delay.
The loads were mostly through freight
from coast points, and the train was
an imposing one as Ii pulled into the
yard. 1t is a sample of what may be
expected regularly as soon as the new
engines reach here for freight service
on the Rocky mountain division. These
trains are in decided contrast; to the
ones that used to run on this division
eight years ago. There were plenty Of
trains moving then and there were
plenty of crews to handle them. The
trains were short and the run We're
easy. Old time railroad men don't take
kindly to the change. but the expense
sheets show up TO the advantage of
the new system and that is what counts
with the management. The new ar
rangement has come to stay and the
indications now are that it will prove
successful.
The first of the new engines to be as
signed to service on this division is the
1856. the engine that pulled i'm the big
train mentioned above. 1t Is a monster
engine. Several of it's class have passed
through here IN their way to other di-
visions. but this Is the first to come
here to stay. When the big machine
stopped in the yard at Missoula there
was not "A hot bearing anywhere on 1t,
and the engineer said that il had run
all the way without any accident. With
Master Mechanic Clarkson. a andar
reporter climbed into the cab and rode
from the dispatcher's office down to the
coal docks. The only thing that the re-
porter can say about the engine is that
1t Is big. 1t Is the bigness that first
impresses the beholder of one of these
new machines. When he stands on the
ground the drivers rise level with the
top of his head and the boiler towers
away up out of sight. In the cab he
sees the boiler again. but even there he
cannot look down on the top of IL. 1t
Is as high above him. to all appear
ances, as IL was on the ground. The
whole machine is constructed on a scale
OF such magnitude that IL seems as If it
could pull almost any load that could
be coupled on behind 1t. There will be
six of these engines sent to this division
at once. and IT is expected that they
will shandle the business. with the help
of the older engines on the hills. The
engines are 10-wheelers and are desig-
mated as Glass II. The size of the cylin-
ders is 22.S4 by &c inches and the driy-
ers are tho size of the old passenger en-
gines. These 10-wheelers can make
good time If il is necessary To push
them. h weight of the engine is
172,5Oo pounds. With the tender IL
weighs 264 $50 pounds. 1t Is expected
that n of these engines will pull 1850
tons out of Missoula To Garrison and
1000 tons from Garrison TO Eiliston.
The question of what will become of
the old engines is one that suggests it
self TO the man who does not know all
about railroading. The Northern Paci-
fc has some splendid engines of the
older patterns and IL the work on the
road is To be done 10y these big engines
there will be a lot of standards. hogs
and 10-wheelers out of a job. This
question was answered by a railroad
man To the reporter. He said that the
older engines will be put on branch
runs and on lighter work. such as the
pulling of local trains. till they are
worn out. Then the best of them will
be kept In condition for the lighter
class of work and the rest will be sent
TO the scrap pile. Now and then the
road has an opportunity To sell one of
u AAaA IL
mining line, but that Ices not happen
often, and the engines will have To
wear out in service. 1t is easier To
maintain and cheaper to operate the
new engines with high pressure boil
ers. and as all of the older ones have
boilers tested for liO pounds. Il would
be necessary to reht all of them with
new boilers to comply with the new
demands of engines, and that would
cost more han the changed machines
would be worth.
There seems to he plenty OF business
In sight for the new engines and for
more than are expected at first. The
experience with the big passenger en-
gines leads the management to believe
that the freight engines will prove an
unqualified success. The amount of
freight that is being handled by the
road at present is considered TO be
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time of year. There is a large guam
tity of eastbound freight from the coast
and the trains that come from the West
at present are bringing considerable
mining products. ore, matte and con-
centrates. bound for Eastern refineries
and smelters. The lumber business. too
is large this spring and the trains have,
almost without exception, loads OF
Washington and Oregon pine and fir
The local business continues TO beat
It's own record, and the showing OF tht
division for the year ought to be a won.
derful one IL the present increase ovei
preceding years is maintained till DE.
ember.
There has been considerable talk and
some papers hav printed Statements
regarding the locals or daylight train,
that are running i'm Montana thi'
spring. The announcement has beer
made that the local service betweer
Livingston and MissOula is 10 be ahan