The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-06-29

A railway is to be built between
Cape Nome and Port Clarence, Alaska,
and rails and narrow gage locomotives
and freight cars have already arrived
at Seattle.
A landscape photographer has been
engaged for the Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western Railroad company to take a
six weeks trip over the road for the
purpose Of phOtOgraphing scenes upon
it. Special engines will be provided
and platform Will be built in front Of
the locomotive, enabling the photo
grapher to take pictures while the
train is in motion.
1t is an interesting fact that at the
Paris exposition the "milI engine" is
not in evidence and appears to be ceas-
ing to exist on the continent. There
is not q main driving belt nor a driving
rope at work in the exposition. All the
large engines without exception are
employed in driving dynamOs, for the
most part Of the hywheel types, says
The Engineer, and these supply power
where it is wanted through cables led
in various directions This is an eYid-
ence of the favor with which electrical
transmission is regarded on the con-
tinent.
One of the express trains running
between New York and Boston has
twin headlights. They focus on the
rails a hundred yards or so ahead Of
the engine at the points where the
greatest illumination is desirable, and
diyerge beyond over the surrounding
fields and farmhouses, and enabling
the engineer to see along the curves.
With the new twin lanterns one arm
or the other Of the Y OF light recedes
along the curYing track.
The special trains on the Siberian
railroad certainly possess everything
/ for the comfort Of travellers. There is
a library, piano, writing cOnveniences,
/ barber shop, gymnasium, ice water, hot
/ water, dials which indicate the next
+ station and the length of the stop,
/ double windows to protect the pas
| sengers from dust and the extreme
| Siberian cold, and an observation car
| at the rear. There is no charge for
medical attendance, but baths cost one
/ dollar. There are attendants on the
\ train speaking English, French and
! German. The time from st. Peters
/ burg to Irkutsk is seven days.
A curious accident occurred at BouI-
/ der, Col. The brake on a tank car
loaded with sulphuric acid refused to
work, and the car went down a grade.
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man saw the train in time to shunt it
! onto q side track. The tank car struck
a box car loaded with household goods:
the tank car. which contained about
400 gallons Of the acid, slide of the
/ platform car and was teIescoped into
the box car. The acid began to escape
and ruined the furniture and made a
great pool in the yard, temporarily
preventing the passing Of teams to OBJ
tain freight. The loss amounted to
several thousand dollars, says the Rail
way Review.
The recent consolidation Of the two
great palace and sleeping-car compan-
les neCessitates vast amount OF work.
The word Wagner had to be painted
out on the 10 cars Of that company.
OF the cars operated By the Wagner
company, 500 bore the same names as
502 Of those belonging to the Pullman
company. A list Of these duplicated
cars was made out, and the day after
the transfer painters went to work
changing them The first Wagner
sleeper had its name changed from
Java" to HPaltaTa.S The Pullman
standard lock is being placed In for
msr Wagner cars, says the Railway
Review, thus necessitating q change Of
10000 locks. The bed linen, blankets
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