The sun., 1900-11-25

csr. scale. and csf shed-, and signal stations,
and gates Tor crossings and various hlno. OF
A. lar as tho tfscs l. concernsd tina, :. Of
course su,cer,Ible q alInos, end,s.s sng.l sags
tons The direction ~ the track can he cnnhtN
in,rodaSed new mileage. added and 90 %
switches, he track can he nut down e'ery
great variety on figures AZ he edds 70 ~
system, the young rallroader eshb,ishcs new
an engine and the two passenger cars and the
comparatively short ira system ne Iuts on
later freight train. hauled by anothsr engine
and gradually he adds gravel cars, ana on
ears, and various other sorts ~ freight cars
and he gets a tool car. crane on plat-
and" and maybe % rut, IN on The I'M. block signals,
II 4 not customary Tor the boy going IN Tor thls
sort Of ralroadlns 20 buy the whole outft NJ
once b. Is much more likely to buy limited
part of 1t at tn. outset It keeps IN his Interest
TO add something from tinc Ia time TO hls sell
ing gr 2ssys s snS ait rrd. Or G." v.
these parts. taking care of course to give things
that the boy has not already got. These ,arl-
Gle ' or or in any any number' turniable Tor In
gauge track, N.to for. two-inoh track.
bridges cost from 81 each up. according to
kind and elaborateness, and car scales cost
si.7S. tunnels from 81 80 to a2S, switches ss
for the No 2. or medium .ize. with the Ameri-
can .t,le locomo,ive and two car. a. the be
ginning. would cost about go. for the No. !.
or largest size. about 500
A locomotive with brake and reversible
machinerv. tender and four carr two-inch
design. seIs with the same amount Of track
and the same number OF .w!che- as 60 with
the s?2 outfit with cars Of American design:
for $3.50 locomotive with brake tender
and three cars. Of European design. having
tracks with switches, one and three-auarter
outfit Is sold for SO and an outfit with Euro
pean- shaped rolling stock. corresponding 70
the American-shaped train that is sold Tor
that go TO make a railroad system In minla-
ture are alike for both kinds Of trains.
The toy electric lccSmotiye is % made a. BY cub,
motor to Which power is supplied, BY BY the third
rail system, the third rail being here laid be-
tween the two track rails The current In an
electrical Is lighted house IL taken from the same
source that supplies the lights; where there
is no such source a storage battery is used
These electric locomotives are made In all
three sizes and 10 run on tracks Of the three
respective gauges. ofthe three American-shaped
all particulars except In the substitution of
electric power for the power OF spring The
requisite third rail added, are supplied To Just
the same extent and variety as those supplied
for the clockwork locomotives. The other
parts Of the plant and equipment used with
these locomotives, where miniature railroad
system is established. the bridges. and stations.
and all the various cars. and so on are the
same az those used with the clockwock engines
Of like sizes, The largest OF these electric loco
motives. corresponding as TO size with the
s?2 ClockwOrk engine. is sold with the same
number Of cars. and like amount Of track
and number Of switches. eI cept that these are
equipped with the third rail for $50: the middle
ene electric engine for 4?. and the smallest
for s3j The initial cost Of locomotive and
tender. two cars, and limited amount of track
age being. In the case OF electric locomotives.
or nj IFGa m n
outfit more, costly. Thus miniature railroad
system and equipment complete that with a
s?2 clock work locomotive would cost 500.
would cost with the largest electric locomotives
aboutsl25.
But there are. in mechanical trains and
locomotives, plenty that are cheaper than any
Of those that have thus far been mentioned
There can be bought. for example. made OF
lighter material, a mechanical locomotive.
with three cars of American shane. and a track
with switches. for -. a locomotive and tender,
and three cars of European shape. and an oval
track, for 81 7i. a locomotive and tender. and
two cars. with n track having a crosspiece
for 81. and a locomotive with two cars and a
round track. for 81. And mechanical locomo-
tives without cars or track. may be found in
variety OF sizes. and at various prices. down
to so cents.