The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-01-02
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Electricity that mysterious potential agency which has
htched the chariot wheels the modern David that
lids vanquish the Goliath rails
caenng upon long journeys is thought that its place suburban
and nterban passenger and freight hau will be uupd BY
Already some OF the largest acandng roads the country are
taxing up the motor Tor suburban service and terminal work Leading
in this innovation the New York Central the New York. New
Haven and Hartford and the Long Island Railroads which cleo
trifyng their roads for distance out Of the metropolis
1t is understood that the Pennsylvania the Reading and other lines
handling great deal OF suburban traffic also contemplating the
use of electric motors to supplant steam
Within ten eminent authorities believe steam locomotives
will be used only long the country, while shorter haus
One has only contemplate the extensive plans already matured
for the substitution OF electrical for railroad
on to turn the car wheels of the future.
piciy growing demands upon facilities, the
quick effective economical handling of business and about the
big cities been problem that has grown like evil gen
For thing the noise and dirt of seamdrawn trains have been
seriously objected by along the right both in city
and suburbs.
First undertake the handling of trains by cleo
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in its tunnel under
This long which norhbound trains con-
siderable upgrade For heavy trains engines would be re-
CURED with corresponding increase OF the smoke nuisance
All trains hauled through by powerful electric motors which
slip smoothly and noseesy along and have no difficulty IN drawing
their burden of passive engine and heavy
This offer solution of the problem presented at
the New York terminals OF the larger lines.
electrically equppng its metropolitan terminal for distance OF thirty
Jour miles the main line from Grand Central Station to Croon
and for wenyour miles the Harlem Division as far as White
Plains
and the first equipment for through trains will consist OF hy large
For time specimen motor built by the General Eec
trio Company and the American Locomotive Company has been CIV
en- exhaustive tests.
These motors must make the thirty our-mie from the Grand
utes, without stop Two will draw the heaviest TRAINS which
will weigh 87 Each motor to be capable maximum speed
Iof from sixty sHty-hve miles an hour.
~ Gr these eIectrc locomotives will be marveIs in their
Way They will have eight driving wheels compared with four OF the
steam locomotive and drawbar pull OF $4,000 TONS against 1880
tons of the steam horse.
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motor the railroad aside sme stretch OF track near Science,
ady n Y There the ability of the motor compared with that OF
the steam engine in a number of experiments.
Starting together and drawing equal loads the electric motor
miles passed the engine and least two train
lengths ahead.
In electrng the New line its metropolitan
terminal as far as New Rochelle twelve miles away New
New Haven and Hartford Railroad will spend $8oooooo
Plans provide for ac road two OF the tracks to be Tor steam
locomotives and four for electric motors intended to abandon
all service by
At cost of more than 100000 two divisions Long Island
Railroad have recently abandoned steam Tor electricity
From Brooklyn Belmont Park track distance OF fifteen
miles, and from Woodhaven Junction that line to Rockaway
When is that the has been 100000 that
that has spent far The plans of the company
much more extensive however ,
is estimated that carry them out full will mean eXend
This will probably be in conjunction with the Pennsylvania
York Long Island Railroad link that intended to connect the
Long Island and the Pennsylvania systems by OF the East river
tunnel Within few years 1t probable that electricity Will nave
banshed the horse from greater part of Long Island
Another which railroad to indicate that cleo
c will eventually and at no very distant day replace the present
odve power American lines at least for all except long haus
OF experiments recently Degun by pennsylvania
road about Pttsburg.
new motor by Westinghouse company being
used to haul the heaviest trains about that city.
With 1850 horsepower nearly 50 per greater than that OF
the ordinary engine pulls train OF fifty with smoohne
ease with entire absence of noise smoke and cnders
which usually the movement of heavy freight train u
Particularly significant this experiment of the Pennsy
regarded No would be surprised to this turn
operation of its service in New York Phade
phia Ptsburg Chicago and other cities
taken for terminal urban and suburban traffic it is thought
electrical neruran will be short especially
cities very such along the Allan
tic seaboard and in the Central States
electricity used for the longer crOsscOuntry au