The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-22
BIG TUNNEL MODEL
FOR THE EXPOSITION
Pennsylvania Railroad Planning
Interesting Exhibits and Tests
for the Fair.
WILL SHOW THE STATION

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 21.-One of the largest
and perhaps most interesting exhibits at the
5t. Louis worlds fair, which opens on April
%. will be that of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road system. which will occupy 900 square
feet OF floor room in the transportation
building besides a considerable space in
the government building.
A locomotive testing plant, for the cree
ton Of which the company has made an
appropriation OF 100000 and In which a
series OF extended and interesting tests Of
various makes OF locomotives. including
De Glenn compound locomotive specially i'm
ported by the company, will be made dur
Ing the progress OF the exposition.
A model of the system Of tunnels under
the North river, Manhattan island, and the
East river, to be built by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company and the Long Island
Railroad Company, including a full-sized
section OF the tunnel together with model
OF the New York terminal station, will also
be shown.
In the United States government building
vii be exhibited a standard postal car. and
charts and printed matter describing the
systems OF the Voluntary Relief, Saving
Fund and Pension departments.
The operation OF the testing plant will be
particularly entertaining to the general pub
iisc as wen as instructive to railroad men
and engineers in general
In order to insure that the tests shall be
conducted upon the highest scientific plane
and the results obtained free from any
possible bias, the management concluded TO
add to its own staff OF experts representa-
tivss OF the technical associations Of the
country.
The apparatus by which the various loco
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supporting axles, upon each OF which are
mounted two steel tired supporting wheels,
so placed that the distance between them
corresponds to the standard gauge of track.
Upon these wheels the driving wheels OF
the locomotive under test rest as upon a
track. The journals In which these sup
porting axles run are carried by self-adjust-
Ing bearings held IN pedestalS OF special de-
sign testing upon "a foSrd fba nf TED
testing plant and the locomotive.
The engines will be run at high rates of
speed and tests made by apparatus now
under preparation.
A model OF the tunnel under the East
and North rivers, which will be thirty
three feet long by six feet wide, with a
work under ground. will show a longi-
tudinal section OF the full length of the
system Of tunnels which will pass through
Bergen hin and then under the North
river, continuing under ground until they
rise to the surface OF Long Island. The
portals at both ends Of the tunnels and
sufficient area to show terminal facilities
will be shown. Models OF forty cars and
ten engines will be included in this portion
OF the exhibit.
A model OF the new terminal will also be
shown. The dimensions OF the model
are: Length, thirty-one feet five inches;
width, sixteen feet one inch; depth, six
feet Scale One-fOurth inch TO one foot
1t shows the entire station, occupying
two blocks, bounded by Seventh and
Eighth avenues and Thirty-first and Thir-
ty-third streets. IL is left open so as to
show the interior sections TO track level
through the train shed, restaurant, wait
ing room and concOurse, with carriage
court entrances and offices.
The standard postal car was built by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
loaned to the Postoffice Department for
exhibition purposes, and will be used ia
the government building as a regular post
Office.
In the department OF social economy.
government building, will be displayed
charts and printed matter showing what
has been done, through the maintenance
OF the Relief. Saving Fund and Pension
departments, 10 batter the condition of
employees.
In two other frames will be exhibited
charts showing the total number of en-
rloyes the number Of pensioners. the to-
tai pay rolls, appropriations by the rail-
road company for pensions and the amount
paid I'm pension allowances during each OF
the four years the pension system has been
IN effect.