The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-04

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Engineers ln Germany A Yin az TrSseI-
SsiRs 100 ser Even 4 kiiIea
I i an 81 Hour Il. B.
D Ever since the exp ririents Of
1908 with high:spee electrie motor
cars over the line between Berlin
and zossenSt the question of san electric
railway for rapid service between
Rerl!nfand Hamburg has been d topic
Of constant discussion ports Issanl
Mason. United States consul ssssais
ut berlin. VI
v The zossen erirnents demon
strated that given d straight well.
laid and we'll. balanced strack. j ssses
IF 100 miles AN hour was possible
and safe. It was shown that 10 i,so-
pei a single motor ear carrying Tie
requisite Transformers and motors,
with room ID accommoda 10 90 passeti,
gers, required for IA speed 81 lilo
miles an hour the eSpend iture of 800
horsepower, and that this cons.iinp-
ton Of energy was Increased % 1000
horsepower when thesspeed WIS sraiss
odEto 12o$miles an hour.
Twas also found TINT the cIst mus
be heatySand Sits running gear siyil.
fully adapted ii slurring over The
smooth clasticits the slight hut una.
roldablc irregularities of the track
It proved Elmpract lcable y stse Hight
rial cars above $50 miles M hour,
iAnotherspel was Tie Importance q
Ia practically direct line. Curves
ustshaye.a radius 81 mot less than 4
mile, otherwise they must be pasted
at a reduced speed No steam rail.
way OF any portant slenst II, now be,
Ing operated In any European ccnt
try, except, perhaps. RussIa. Is s,iiIi-
clontly straight 10 meet stis ressitrc;
mcnts.
4 The distance between Berlin and
! Hamburg by the present steam rail-
A way route, miles, could be short
I ened by a new direct line 20 about
7; los miles. The country 10 genesally
!. level and as we'll adapted 10 the
4 construction Of iig hspeed line Us
could be found between any two large
and equally distant stiles Iii Europe
The ordinary passenger tratiIc In
cludes about 300 persons per day,
whose fares ayerage 50 so each. Ihel
!, best steam train NAL es the iistance
!, In three hours and thtrty.two min:
utes. IA
!, # Two prop lions have beerl sub.
imilted, one sby lMessrs. sienens and
lHalske#andS The other by the General
! Electric Company az Herlin. Eiessrs,
|, slemens and sHaIske propose y single
track line on which d train wotlld be
4 dispatched from slther terminus every
4 two hours or ottener Il found nee
8 assary, the two NEE ting and pasaltig
!; each otherSat Wlttenberg and making
!; the through run In hour and s.
: minutes. Such ID line; equipped fot
i service, would cost 100000, and
I Sn5the opinion o. slessrs. s,lemens and
!. Halske such d road rying $40, ouQ
9 passengers q year each paying 1871
4 would earn q profit above Interest
Z and working expenses
= The proposition Of the Genera
! Electric Company sis for d double
: track line on viii eiil trains tsiayeiirE'
j. atg1 100 miles an hour would make the
# through trip I'M B hour and % min
Q ntes. For that speed The road could
y be built and equipped for s2s' 10000
II a speed $$ofg y 25Smil rs an hour ssers
TO be maintained the road Snnd edliip
I, ment would cost s35, 100000. and a
= the proposed rates of fare, ss:5l fol
!, an ordinary: seat and i 10 extra for !
10 section $des luxe, would require $50,
n 900 passengers yearly ID earn
N profit, This propos ton contemplate
IS trains Of from two TO four cars. &C
!, cording 10 The irement.
or
Go TO build such ID line @oiild refi.c'
Of the present first; class dcnbl e;tracl
trunk line, the property sof me Y Prus
sian state, To- the status Sof q treigh
v. railway with local senger ira =
Us between inferno Hate; points WI
d. the SPrussian cove rnment consent Z
n; sacrifice the bulk ofs IFS passenge
II. business on an Important trunk lin
on and enconrag the expenditnre .
ny from III 4 mn flnfJ 0bOj)1f, I'M al