The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26
MOTOR CAR DESIGNED
FOR RAllR0AO WORK.
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The Union Pacific Railway has Icr
some months teen eNpc:fhenti's "Un
rsilwAv motcr cags intended i1r hsansn
lin. ard auxiliary passens.E service. TN.
cars u.'.ns operated sv gasoline. e'isin's
ana tuiis at tine company ; shops -; Oinis.
la. Neb.. 70 t!:e designs ems! i'a,-nts ot
Mr. ". L. N.keea J... stSpeyinis nicnt
% motive noHer a:ij machinery. says the
Engineering World.
The first car dcsc:ibs Was Il feet long,
weighing about =. tors. and mounted on
TWO ax!es With &.-.;Ich wheels AID =
wheel base Of II feet inches. TINS :As
has SNaf.. more mileage than OGCS1p!S
ANY other railwa: motor car, having oreil
-, nj on exi.ibiticr trips all over th'. c,is'i-
:Iy and the results have been So salts.
factory a. 10 lead 10 the con. tru:ti"n "f
a second and larger ,-r. which has re-
Gently been c"mI1ete1-
TEis second ear has an engine u -
Horsepower 'aS had :;.. iirs: ciri. t!t :.
THIRD car wiz: -; engine O. S"-hG!sr-
ir.ws. 1. under construction: this IL 80 Sees
:crg With a mail compartment and :.
s-A;in. capacity of u p..s-'iiS-rs- And Is
Intended Ia hath coi.'hin.tt t!.'. eASSasc
ans. freight c.,r J: feet long. having
rounded ends.
Th. second car which has been recently
turned ori, OF 'i.- shops. IL - feet ~
I-J.S'h. with pointed from; md or wind
splitter and a rounded rear end. Wii" n
s. believed to Cause less sdi:!Ex air ''i'
rents ,snG consequently less 4ust' team
she usual s;,.l!c end. III" Sic .ntraAc.<
ar" 1t the rca. q. the cAr. ana the 'is-
gin~s ana mechanism al. IN m" ,ro,'tA'i
end. the roo: .- rounded or "f the 'tn'-
,ie-irask' pattern. depressed al front S'i'I
Th. car is lighted ev twenty-five aoe;y-
is1- Lamps. ;i1c.: behind disk. nf par
-i- in IL" Iyp-r pert OF th. sides. fEH5
giving dif,us'a ESht. l; ha. s'Siu"r eN-
f!--back roof. whii. fr.-h air from SH in
l.t =; the top %. tie car. rear sae front.
- dis; ;r!hutesf at va.to3s points. In winter
M. air supply ~i!l be- heated ty h.snx
passed over the circulating cells for con!-
i-.c ~. water from III" crsr6rr JASk-tA
Th~-. cO.ls .,:- heVs..i behind III" ttiot
The a,,or I. Wai.r-,:Sh; afd ''.'. caI has
ether sr.srx".Hrn's 10 siio~ - sanitary
methods 'f cleaning h" ;n.ti" :ii''sh !,
- mahogany. ni''f whit" E"ru.lii:is. ahu
the seats az, uE.i ioIst.r.d In leather.
S.. os sh~ s,-.-iai features Of the car -
that IL u h9i!f aF!'Irsir a! steel. ~" uE'l'!
framing AMI side and roof :TtriirE beiax
Of s'".i -n.is>. while the sia-s are ..
steel plate Ta- car ~ mounted on . "a :!
- .n.v-whcs, trucks. having steel frames
ard rolled s;.e. Wheels.
The sro1s tr7isk has a ralr 81 !n:ts tao
,rcs 9r.sins ~h"s,- ard a pes, ~ 'h'i'y.
thirty four-.urh Wheels.
Tn. total weight os 'he car - is.Ss
pounds lit i - expected that the siM:
La car n"~ seinS bull; ~.ii weigh oaiy
about ics" pounds
Tn. -,Eins g !v.- h0sse-i power. - III"
marin. tlr~. with .iH vertical inverted
cylinders gn: g. plso-i '-sr>ysrsr'y a.
service. ard ns- suction Inlet valves. -a--
rsaatcAily cI-.st-.i .NhauS valves. Gf3 4
max and ,~-aE spark Is.i.icD. with
q primary bs:T-ry 'C. ts~-. n starting ard
a magnetic aiis-Ta;.s fo9 use ~hen run
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The e.x.ne ,uEs r, sr--eds Of - 20 a.
r-yoists",ls f.-- n; -.'s. fs e.aEo,ni- al
sr-4- s-'ias .. revolutions. 7, drive. Gh~
.,ru- AAI- q. ;hc sexa,ne ;rvck. ,oa.-
ss.ne .-arzs-si,;-! 20 the exie ''y vI.ss. rs
.. . SPECIAL ,iessSa of friction clutch ."
combination a,,a S.ea: .s:,S With q
sy--,.Si design % "crthrcoH clG:rs- Both
c.lf~a>s cp>ra,. in unison Sy usArs os an
c,-Vs;.7& waive - CORRECTION St;s al.
c,,.IG.-s.
Ts~ xsar.rx l. .--aase.. for ,-o speeds.
en-. rtEe car has siis.ss-s = -nAH.E.Yu sp>-.;
ef s;xfy-:hr.- n,.'~~ Ter hSIT- The ~a-
60. . started So.Ia~C,rd - she ttSs ns
.oG .Sscsa s.A.r Sr disconnected. sisoS.tf.
- rs-sa- cs :.se si-ich-s. wnich are
n-..eas~-i ~ coust..>sed air A.st controlled
* . stuyte o;-rratinG valve Ia -iArtis.1
conr-.sae1 Air from storage tanks ~ ae
rness~a Tn sA:~~ Sf the cylinders -eA 'ns
.s.G.rsr - -sss corrected 70 orti. :; - work
+ Mains .is,so. ssesa Ii. engine u
~cs ssaps--a. e.: s.nViy csecS S.n<c:~d n.
car. Is essee 1ifs -sscsA a.r aaA Aanl
c-aksA
T;se p-.ne:y>i esn~a.sozs q tie ear ~
lI,-sss. $ .n: ..dsh- , n f..
h~.en:. rail So t--or. q, ~ n. e~ashi.
A~ frr.s sAysxtsS, uU-A- n IA
Oss-itas~. ,sa- sr<rk. n. ~see'NaG.
total ). g. Q Ia eaS:rs. ~ hcre-esWss.
.sA syisl6srsl ~ -: eascsras sAs.A- %
caci.C - gs;-srs. ea1u4 cf 2AsaaaHeS1.
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