The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-02
RAILROAD WORLD

The creation of a third division on the Atlantic Coast Line has been announced. Heretofore there have been two divisions, the first being composed of the lines north of Savannah and the second of the lines south of Savannah. The third division will consist of the Jacksonville, Gaines vile and Lakeland districts. and the sec- ond division will comprise the Savannah, Thomasville and Montgomery districts. Morton Riddle will continue as general superintendent of the second division, and the following appointments are an- nounced, effective on April 1, for the third division: H. A. Ford, general super intendent, with headquarters at Jackson vile; J. c. Higgins, superintendent of the Jacksonville district, with office at San ford, Fla; A: P. Connolly. superntend- ent of transportation, with office at Jack sonville; R. A. McCranie, superintendent of terminals at Jacksonville; H., 5. Con nelly, superintedent of the Lakeland dis trict; A. L. Glass, superintendent of the Gainesville district; w. D. Gross, engineer of roadway, with office at Jacksonville; E. J. Evans, assistant superintendent of motive power at Jacksonville.
 The 5000 cars ordered by the Queen and Crescent were as follows: Pressed Steel Car company, 25O steel hopper cars of 1O0,- GOO pounds capacity; Mount Vernon Car and Manufacturing company, 1000 all wood box cars of 60,O00 pounds capacity; Bar ney & Smith Car company, 12o0 wood hopper cars of 60O0O pounds capacity; Western Steel Car and Foundry company, 500 coke cars of 60,000 pounds capacity and 300 flat cars of 5000 pounds capacity; Pullman company, 1000 all wood box cars of 60,O00 pounds capacity and 300 drop on de ra- pacity The bolsters will be furnished as follows: culin-Gallagher Iron and Steel company 5000; Pressed Steel Car company, 5000; American Steel foundries, 4000 Of these cars the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific is to have 250 flat cars, 25O drop bottom coal cars, 25O coke cars, 1000 plain box and 1250 hopper coal cars, the specifications for which will include the following:
 Wheels ...................'.''.. .'.''-odsl nun Trucks ....f....................... Arch par Holsters .X...................... Cast steel Brakes ........................ Westinghouse Brakebeams ....................'.. buiiaio Couplers ...................... R E. Jahhey prawbar attach ........... Miner tandem Springs .................,.....' flltspui Journal boxes .................. Symington Journal bearings ............ Co.'S standaru Side bearings ....................'..., hoiier Roof box cars .................. Chicago Doors and fastenings, box cars... Jones Dust guards ........r..........'.... fiarlisou
 Kreis Bros. of Nashville have been awarded the contract by the Louisville and Nashville for building the branch from point two miles south of Mentor to Maryville, Tenn, four miles, and work is to begin at once. The contract calls for the completion of the grading by July 31 M. S. Callison of Middlesborough Ky, has been awarded the contract for five miles of double track work on the line between Flat Lick and Artemus, Ky.
 Tho Baldwin Locomotive Works nave recently built for the Southern railway twenty Pacific type locomotives for pas senger service Fifteen of the engines have driving wheels 6S inches in diameter, while the remaining five have 721-inch drivers: otherwise the designs are very similar.
 There is nothing particularly novel in the design of these engines, their chiet interest lying in the fact that they rep resent the latest development of type of locomotive which is doing very enl- cient work in heavy passenger service. The cylinders, which are of the single ex- ! pansion type with slide valves, are zz inches in diameter by 28-inch stroke. As the steam pressure is 220 pounds, the
 
 3494O pounds. The weight of the driving wheels is 143,6so pounds. hence the factor of adhesion is All.
 The boiler is of the straight top style with sloping throat and back head. It Is radiaily stayed. with double riveted cir cumferential seams, the longitudinal seams being butt jointed and welded at each end The dome ring has a welded seam on the top center with liner in side The boiler is liberally provided with washout plugs. and has ss-inch liners in the waist over the supporting guide bearer and waist sheets The cylinders have a double row of bolts in the vertical fanges and also in the smoke box. They are arranged for double front frame rails, and are strongly built with heavy walls to insure them against breakage The 4 frames are of cast steel, the rear sec ltions being separated with the splice un- Her tbe front end of the frebox, which A,sj supported at this point by vertical ntlate The trailer truck, which is of the S YEushton type. is equalified with the driv- CTS the reai end of the engine being carried on an inverted leaf spring, which should help to secure easy riding.