The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-03-20
New Eouipmen, for the Rock island.

New Equipment for the Rock Island.
II has Just been announced that %
provide for the increased volume of
trafic on the Rock Island lines. a
large amount Of new equipment will
be delivered during the month of
March, on orders placed several
months ago II Is indicative of the 'u-
dustrial and commercial prosperity
Of the Rock Island states that, even
before the receipt Of the new equip.
ment. It has been foun necessary 10
place another large order tt- denvtry
in the eatly summef
The rolling s'cc5 whi"n vii be
placed in service his mo =. in,ml-
es twenty new passenger ta's tum
the Pullman shops, with CmhoIy so
many cjmfort-con' Iol 1s deuc,s
that they make a distinct advantage
IN day passenger cGIr-i,1t. ihiA
new departure will come as a surprise
to the western travelling public. TN
of the cars will be seventy foot chair
cars. furnished with siXty-four twin
reclining chairs, seating as many people
Pile The interior finish is Mexican ma
hogany; decoration is olive green with
plain green lines and the chairs are
upholstered in green. The cars are
equipped for lighting both by Pintch
gas and electricity and are fitted with
electric fans, for ventilation and cool
ing.
The other ten cars are seventy foot
vestibule coaches, with seating capaci.
~ for eighty The seats are uphols,.
cred in maroon plush; otherwise the
decorations are the same as in the
chair cars. All the cars have very
heavy double plate glass windows an |
are equipped with standard Pullman
six.wheel trucks.
One new feature that will be intro
duced in these cars is an improved
draft gear with 125,OO0 pounds spring
capacity. This is about isx times the
spring capacity Of the ordinary pls-
senger coach. On heavy trains. pull
ed by giant locomotives. this in.
creased capacity for the draft gear
prevents disagreeable Jars in start
ing and stopping Of trains.
Another order is also in for 1000
freight cars Of various kinds, includ.
ing
1900 refrigerator cars
1900 box cars
500 furniture cars
i75 fat cars
$50 special designed dump cars
25O convertible coal and ballast cars
% drop bottom stock cars.
The Rock Island will also receive
during March, 60 new locomotives OF
various kinds, including twenty Pa
cific type passengers, ten Atlantic
type passenger, fifteen freight and
twenty switch engines. An additional
order for fifty locomotives will be
placed in the near future, for deliv.
cry in the summer.
OF the new locomotive power to
be delivered this month, six of the
passenger engines are being equipped
with a new superheating device. be.
ing the latest development in loco
motive construction, to secure econo-
my in the generation and efficiency
in the use Of steam. Briefly, the de
vice consists of return steam fues in
side the upper fire tubes leading from
the fire-box. The steam from the dome
in passing through this system is ex
posed to heat which raises its temper
ature, evaporating ,entrained water,
and the steam passes perfectly dry
to the cylinder.
This new equipment, which Is &c
be added from time to time, places
the Rock Island in the front rank IN
western railroads in the matter OF
transportation facilities. .
The foresight manifested in thu:
meeting and Adequately providing
for the emergencies of increasec
traffic, is Characteristic of the progress
i've policy of the Rock Island manage
ment