Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-18
o. TESTING ENGINES.
Dynamoneter Car Has Been
Placed in Service
Again.
USED TO DETERMINE SPEED. ETC

Power Are Consumed and How Much
Water Is Evaporated.
| The c., b. & q. has put its dynamo
meter car into service again, and is
making careful tests of the perform
ance of the new locomotives, espe-
cially on the recently improved por-
tions of the road in Illinois. The
company wants to know how many
pounds of coal per horsepower per
hour are used and how many pounds
of water are evaporated per pound of
\ coal. The car is used to determine
speed. weight of train and character
of road with respect to roadbed and
grades. In recent tests near Gales
burg the engineer in charge of the
car arrived at the conclusion that for
any mum Der of cars up to and iuclud-
ing ten, class II" engine with "6S"
drivers was the most economical, but
| that with more than ten cars a class
H" engine with "62' drivers was
the most serviceable.
Tells on Steam. Too.
The car can determine the
extravagant or economical use
of steam, too. Some time ago
it was used to ascertain whether
it would be practicable to use a de-
vice for removing the sand used by
the engine from the rail, so that the
train always would be run on smooth
tracks. 1t was found to be imprac-
ticable, iuasmuch as there was no
difference noticei in the amount of
power required to haul train over Il
sanded track and that required to
haul the same train over the same
track with the sand removed.
The Burlington's dynamometer car
was exhibit at the Worlds Fair in
1898, and is said to be the best of its
kind in use.
Railroad Notes.
Brakeman Shippy, of the O., is
sick.
j. Woodward is a new fireman at
the Rock Island.
A new water tank is being built at
the Rock Island.
Fireman ii. Wright, of the Rock ISL
and, is laying off.
John Glass has Joined the switching
force at the Burlington.
Walter Hodgd IN, observation-disclosures
at the Rock Island, has resigned.
r. Siemon, car repairer at the Rock
Island, is the father of a new son.
w. G. Raisch, car repairer at the
Burlington, is visiting in st. Louis.
Tommy Quinn has resigned his
position at the Rock Island round
house.
Engineer Joe Fezler is again on duty
at the Rock Island after few days
illness.
Yardmaster G. NJ. Stonebraker, of
the Rock Island, has returned from
Chicago.
Engineer c. c. Pratt. of the Rock
Island. is sick, and Engineer ii. Pratt
is taking his place on engine Ne.
HOG.
Fireman +. Fee has reported for
days lay off in consequence of fall
on his engine.
Fireman Remes was sent out to
relieve Fireman Neeham, who was
taken sick on his run.
Eng neer j. Ulrich is in charge of
the kock Islands Davenport yard en-
CINE. No. 43, during the illness of
Engineer p. Barnhardt.
NJ. Z. Reidy, the mail clerk who
| was injured in the Rock Islands Gen
eseo wreck, is not improving as rap
idly as it was hoped he would
John Peterson, car inspector for the
| Rock Island, who was taken sick in
Bloomington. where he had been Wis
iting, has returned to the city.
Fireman II. Harris has been trans
ferred to Barstow as extra man. Fire
man w. Fitzsimmons succeeds him
II 1. \ l.
q. johnson. clerk in charge of a
car on the Chicago and West Liberty
postal run, has gone to Texas for his
health. A. S. Edwards fills the va
cancy in Mr.. Johnson's crew.
The Rock Islands pay car No. 400,
came to town yesterday and distribut-
ed the monthly checks among the
roads employees here. Recently the
company had been paying its men
through the depot agents.
w. L. Swayne. postal clerk in
charge of car on the Rock Island be-
tween Chicago and West Liberty, has
resigned. He is succeeded by II. p.
Brannick. Mr.. Hunt, of Moline, goes
in as new man in the railway mail
service.
The changes in time which 90 into
effect on the Rock Island tomorrow
are: The Omaha & Des Moines train,
going west, will leave at 1910 instead
of 1910 p. M. The Denver. Lincoln
& Omaha, westbound. leaves at 6:35
instead of 6:57 q. m. The Des Moines
express is due TO leave for the east
at 1910 p. m. instead of II noon.
and the Chicago II West Liberty will
60 west at 3:I5 instead of $3.50 p. m.
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