New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
MAKES IT'S OWN POWER.
Electric Gasoline Car Starts on Trip
Across Continent.

With a party Of nine railroad officials on board.
the new Strang electric railway car ogerita-
lessy out of the Yves. Shore Railroad station az
Weehawken at $40 o'clock yesterday morning.
bound across the continent for San Francisco
Spick and span in it's dress OF paint and
varntsh, the was tho object OF much curiosity
before the start. Although the bitter northwest
wind was whistling about the platform. railroad
men hurriedly examined the car and all pronounced
II wonder
The Ogerita went out as trailer TO the regular
New-York. Ontario and Western train No. $50,
which left at SIS o'clock. and the strang cars
movements IL said. would be governed by that
train as far Newourg. where IL switched on.
giving the car the right OF way. The West Shore
Railroad was represented by j. E. Smith. assistant
general superintendent OF, the operating division
OF the West Shore and New-York Central lines and
by d. B. Sheehan. who represented the passenger
department of the road z s. Mosner represented
Vice-President Brown of the New-York Central.
Cornelius Christie superintendent OF the West
Shore division. goes with the car as far Ravenna
F. A Harrington. who is superintendent or the
Mohawk division. takes charge from Ravenna 10
Syracuse and F. ". Everett, superintendent OF
the Western division, takes 1t from there 10 BUY
falo. W J. Fransioli. formerly OF the Manhattan
Elevated Railway; John Howard and J. A Nc
Corrnick OF the Lake Shore Railroad, were also OF
the party. L, ]. Miller Is the engineer or the car
and L. Lownes the motorman- W. B. strans. presi-
dent of the company. and j. A EanoesRA'' 4-S
general manager. also making the trip
Two hundred and twenty miles a day Is the rate
allotted the car and frequent stops VIII oe Mace 70
allow railroad officials to inspect It, Ihey expect
to reach Buffalo to-day. - -
Briefly, the system, described Dy MI Nenoc-
grift which. it is said. will meet all the REQUIRE
ments of an independent electric car. doing away
with power houses, third rails and overhead ItOt-
lev wires is a combination OF a sasolene engine
a DYNAMO and a storage battery. The engine Iut-
nishes the power 10 the dynamo ana eeheI "a .
ELECTRICITY for the motors that operate the car Inc
storage battery receives the surplus power rom
the generator when the load Is hgnt, ana Iu-
nishes the excess power required during aceelei@
ton steep grades - -, + zoas
directly from the generators to the motors ouL %
on down grade, slowing up or STANDING SUI ~ S
surplus of current is taken up oy the oatleIies 80
fTrrishes extra power This arrangement - el--
treiy automatic and does not require 10 De
watched BY the operator. .r,.h car he
The maximum speed Of the car wnicn can % %
maintaned Is fifty miles an hour, ana Ihe aVeLa55o
eesolene consumption is 1910 OF gaIlon d tn5 *
~ hundred gallons OF gasolene are carried W14Cn
Stgas radius of 225 miles. Kerosene, aIcOhol ot
crude oil may be used instead OF sasoeLe, WI 1Tbs
sIfeht change of adjustment OF the VaporlzeI
ignition is OF the high tension or Jump sPai ~,
typs with coils OF q special design one CO;r -
sarh cylinder and all operating from one IIals5
rnDter The cells OF the storage Oat5ery az l49S0
On a cradle underneath the centre or the car