Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-07-13
THESMALLESf RAILROAD
Built By O Donvor BUSINESS Man
as PaStimo
Liliiprtian Engine and Train Com
piete IN Every Detail and
Capable of Carrying Sew
crn1 People.

Begun in an idle moment in order 10
amuse myself. the Liiliputian train that
has caused so much curious comment
throughout the country grew to be n
practical working model that is good
deal more than toy. 1t took .ong lime
TO grow, for had not been long anus
ing myself in the building of the train
oetole the occupation rai.ed upon me
Ind threw it aside, half finished.
y year later came across the locomo-
tive pluing Itself to pieces in q corner
If my VOL kshop, and / decided TO con-
iiaue my first incomplete effort at en-
CINE making aud see what would come
Of Ill made the patterns carefully and
had taem cast. Then Iput them togeth-
er. built miniature track, filled the
oo,ler with water, lighted the FIRE in the
furnace, and away went MY little en-
CINE under fu.i Roadway OF steam,
pulling ard blowing and screcching,
ike. n real live fu.i-grown locomotive.
+ Stephenson felt half as happy over
lis clumsy locomotives as did over my
leai little miniature one, then he must
nave been considerably elated.
Blu, an engine without cals is a use
ass piece of machinery, ard began to
nave a glimmer of hope that my toy
VAS dtstined TO be OF some value. So
set about constructing q regular train
Of cals. When | had them finished !
ound that my locomotive was capable
IF drawing eight cars, ard Furthermore.
hat the cars could be loaded with pas
'engers, and my little engine could still
oull them along at good speed. Then
| extended my track, giving the engine
md ears run of 400 feet in circle.
.aeh Of my cars could carry three chit
'ren or two adults, so you vii. see that
lie locomotive built in my spare time
.Rs no s.ouch when it came TO drawing
over. | have carried as many as IS
.dsseugers in one load, ard the locomo-
i've has shown n, signs OF being ever
}urdened.
The weight CT the engine is $50
'ounds, the size OF the cylinder 1Kx2h
aches. The size of the drive wheel is
inches, and the length of the engine
md tender G feet IA inches. Eight cars
make full train.
The cars are Ii inches wide and A.
nches iong. The sides are four inches
,igh, with a seat ct each end. Two Of
he cars are 81 inches long and arc pro-
lied with three seats. The total
Weight OF the train. including the cars
5 about 600 pounds. The gauge CT the
rack is SI inches. The tank OF the
5comotive holds six gallons Of Mater,
nd the boiler is capable Of s,arding
,rcssure of from $50 to 175 pounds.
am manager, engineer. ticket agent
and conductor Of the traiu, and l have
got to knew TIE peculiarities Of the
8 title locomotive so well that the crea-
ion OF my own hands see nis to me 10 be
he best friend | have in the wcrld. ]
ften wish that could reduce Eirscli
. SO sma., II compass as TO lie able &c
nter the d.m.nutive CHOOSE and run
ne engine, as does the engineer of an
ordinary sized train. It is an odd fan
:, but il seems to me that | should be-
ome so much more closely acquainted
Nth my baby locomotive, and the clos-
+ | become acquainted with ii the bet
er I like it. Bat this being an impos-
ibiiity, get as close as l can by oceu-
wing the car next 10 the tender
Nneelirg here l start and stop the
rain and regulate her speed,
There was never a railroad more Pop
Lar than mine. Judging from the
rowds that flock around me every time
[ go out to my little railroad track, !
ooks as though there were more ful
10 be gotten out of my AGO feet of raili
and 900 pounds of train than from any
style of trave, ye, invented. 1t nigh
Ie supposed that only children woull
1e amused by the Lilliputian train, bu;
the contrary adults seem to finf
more amusement in n ride on Que c
ny LITTLE cars than 90 the children. J
I'm never short of passengers. The diff
,ulty is to accommodate the enormous
lumber OF people that come c,amorinf
for ride from nowhere to nowhere ant
back again on a train that isn't any
earthly use, except to furnish amuse'
ment 10 women and children.
As we can't have too much of goot
! thing, | have decided to bni,a n second
Li.iiputian train which viii be an exact
duplicate Of the FIRST with the exception
of the cylinder. which l intend to i'm.
prove by making it three-sixteenth
larger in the bore. Then l will make
fresh train of cars ard hire arothe'
engineer, elect myself president ant
board Ct directors of the enlarged rail.
road, ard at the end CT six months, i
business keeps up rs 1t has done in the
past, shall be able TO declare hard
some dividend and add further to tho