Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-02
From Engine to Caboose
Was a, 545 Feet.
Approximate Weight Was A.
$4,000 Pounds.
Car Of Coal Called the Wreck Train
From Kent.

Ihat the bad grades have practically
all been eliminated FROM the line of the
Il. ~ .. railroad was evidenced in this
city Wednesday night.
| The longest train that ever passed
through Akron was hauled over the
b. * .. road last night The train
consisted Of 101 freight cars, % of
which were heavily loaded The train
was handled by II single engine.
Il While freight ears differ In length a
fair average is 10 feet. At this rate
the total length of the train WAS I545
feet or ten clcvepths of n mile.
The weight Of an average freight
ear Is $1,000 pounds. Computing tho
weight of the train, we have Il
load of 3,232 900 pounds. TO this must
he added the weight of the % loaded
ears. Tho average capacity Is 10000
pounds. Reckoning the number at
their full capacity and the load would
weigh |, 100000 pounds, making Il grand
total for the train 1,332 900 pounds, OF
2,1GG tons.
CALLED THE WRECKER,
A car load Of coal was dcrailed in
the Erie yards in South Akron We'd
nesday night a broken truck caused
tho mishap. The heavy ear complete
ly blocked the switches and IL was
necessary to call the wreck crew from
Kent.
A car was also derailed ut Brewstcr's
switch Wednesday night causing con
siderable delay.
NO STOP-OVERS ALLOWED.
The B. ~ q. excursion to Atlantic
City Thursday was accompanied by
about 20 people from this city. The
patronage would undoubtedly have
been greater had the railroad com
panics not withdrawn all stop.over
privileges OH the trip,
GO 10 CAMP.
Companies II and Il of Akron and
G of Wndsworth viii leave for Camp
I<icfer, New Philadelphia on special
&. A. \ G., train at 10 o'clock Satur-
day morning, The &. A. Il &, company
is contemplating running an excursion
10 the camp Aug. II,
DINING CAR SERVICE.
The Pennsylvania has now under
consideration the changing of its dining
car service from the strictly Amcri
can plan of charging dollar for every
time u passenger enters ear, to either
the Il Ia carte plan entirely, or at least
for the first two meals of the day. II
Ii likely thnt the one will be adopted
where passengers may order what they
please for their breakfast and lunch,
aud pay for only what they order, and
that tile regular price viii be charged
for evening dinner, by way of cXpc
ricncc Burlington official Is authority
for statements that highly recommend
the Il Ia carte plan entirely, which is
used on that road as well as most 9th
!. crs In the west, During the worlds
fair the Burlington charged - cents
for every meal, and after lhui one
dollar for several years, II was found
that the company was losing from
81, 600 to So0,0oo year on this plan,
and the n In carte plan was adopted
with the idea Of curtailng this great
expense aud at the same time giving
the passengers what they cared to or
der. As a result the plan has become
so popular that fully 800 per cent more
people take their meals on board and
at the average rost Of 81 cents n meal.
NOW the dining ear service on the
Burlington Is sclf-supportlng which
gocs TO show lhat people have differ