Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-09-03
NEW CAR Is TESTED.
everal RIMS Made With Electric


Several RIMS Made With Electric
Motor Passengers Are Pleased.
Two trips to Lewistown over the w.,
f. &C. k. K. were made Wednesday
with the gasoline electric car of the Cen
eral Electric Co., which was sent here
Tor a demonstration The first trip was
made at A. 40 p. M, taking the place OF
the regular train run at that hour. The
trip was a completely successful one. In
the evening, a special trip was made,
with number of officers Of the railway
company and other persons aboard the
car. This trip, too, was entirely sue
cessful.
The car is fine. looking one. 1t is
made of steel painted dark green out
side, the interior trim being very attrac-
tive. Its operation is similar to that OF
trolley car. In fact, aside from the
generation of the electricity by a gaso-
line motor in Il forward compartment on
the car, its operation is the same as that
OF the usual electric car, and If provided
with IA trolley pole it could be run on an
electric line with current taken from the
trolley wire.
The car was run from Baltimore over
the Western Maryland Railroad as the
second section of the Pen-Mar Express,
and at times ran as fast as 81 miles an
hour.
This same car was tested recently on
the Maryland pennsylvania Railroad be-
tween Baltimore and Belair, but was
found hardly equal to the steep grades
on the road. Mr.. Woolford stated that
this could be remedied easily by equip
ping the car with more powerful motors.
This one is equipped with two 6O-horse-
power motors placed on the trucks.
The car starts and runs very smoothly.
A lady living on Fourth street remarked
that the only fault she had to find with
it was that it made so little noise that
person couldn't tell when it was coming
On the trip last evening to Lewlstown
the highest speed was 81 miles an hour.
TO run the car under fair conditions
requires about half gallon of gasoline
per hour The gasoline motor generates
the electricity, which is communicated
to the motors. The car is equipped with
air brakes.
For hauling freight the General Elec-
trio Co. makes a small locomotive, SINH
larly operated.
For a car with sufficient power capac-
ity for the w., F. & G. R. r., it is stated
the price asked is in the neighborhood of
$500
Among those who made the trip on the
car were: Pres. ID. G. Kemp, Agent A.
C. Mcbride. DR.. F. b. Smith, M. l..
Etchison, Frank l.. Stoner, G. G. Waters,
F.. V. Staub, VIM. II. Ramsburg, ChaS.
j. Ramsburg, Oscar b. Cobienlz, Charles
l.. Cronise, VIM. H. Kinks, Jos. d. Bak-
err, Alderman Lowenstein, DR.. Steiner
Schley, DR.. Thomas B. Johnson, II. M.
Gittinger, d. Chester Kemp and others.
The car was taken out for a run this
morning, and a special demonstration for
the officials of the railway company was
arranged for this afternoon.
The car will probably leave here to-
morrow. There have been requests for
demonstration on numerous railroads.
At a meeting of the directors of the
railroad company this morning the mat
ter of making repairs to the Monocacy
Valley Railroad, which was recently ac-
quired, was discussed, and repairs neces-
sary will be made at once.
The proposition of the General Elec-
trio Company was also heard, but no ac-
ton taken in the matter. Frederick Daily
Ne,US of Thursday last.