The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-26
sv RAYMOND G. CARROLL.

BY RAYMOND G.. CARROLL'
Special cores p"nri"u, - Enhilr Ledger
Officially accredited :" "a" american
Army ~ Franc"
RAISE M !. \ rCEN'rt SEAPORT.
IA, 2n--\,. matter at w!,i.'n OF Tia" iiE'
l.r.nrh s...tu..rtx Nft,ri"au freight -
landed tnr ;tu. -ui',rt States army. Nlr-
1ualiy all =; - has [" :" in'an" OVER
French railroads. TTu"- ti''r" ar. "c-
r,s}nnal departures ~ n..M!y "rifaulH"d
motor truck trains I"r the various
American camps. and 'h''y hay" r"'-i'
utilized: as freight rarr"'rS. Hut Win
The present scarcity an" h.Sh prices OF
gasoline ~" overhaul service ~, nj"
highways - no. Suitiri..u;iy practical :"
nc Rc serious rrnSid"r;,Ii"r.
Therefore. VIC shall briefly "xan!!n" M
French railroads. ;h"ir operation. meta
DDS and their c.Ii!plnrn,. Tn" gauge -
Of the English standard, i'"t -
inches and he. construction and routing
stock alSu confirm {" Ia" E.nItsS" Ups
Frur-whcclcd trrigh; "ar$ n" a'n'">,
universal. except Tor some f@" now ana
larger types. ana thv TRACK '''Hh' '''"''S
at terminals ar" adart"d Tor thr'a VITA
exceediugly srual TURNTABLES anu transfer
tables. TIL. capacity ~ IN" tT'l-ht az
Scldu!r exceed! - IONS ana .''A'u NJ
only NJ. used
\ cr,,, variety OF locomotives are IN
service probably because the french
got ,nor> wear our OF one than IS Gus
,orary in America. There has been II"
increase ~ weight and length OF freight
trains. such rs has IN the United states
resulted IN tho diScarding or liSht loco
motives and the substitution or heavier
types The newest patterns or tr"nca
| locomotives arr A. hear% as t!Ic ;tVtn"it-
ties consider safe. for tracks and bridges.
those on on. system having II driving
wheslcrs. but IN" weight placed on
them is less ;han is placed on eight
wheels IN America
Speed Is Regulated
All French locomotives are equipped
with photographic speed recorders. Sn
that thu, movement ~ every train IL
chart.d TIL: charts are carstuliy eS-
amined and th. tendencies OF ths drivers
TO run to-, SLOWLY o. too rapidly are al
WAYS checked THIS makes thc French
railroads r"tahl. for their control ~
train speeds and consequent rarity OF
acri%"ntS.
In Frame tho, satui,y Of competitive
railroad building WAS hong ago Tcc"E-
ni..d ana that each III III" six principal
railroad systems 81 -tE.. country ScrN"
tho needs # ITS special territory with
on. other competition than that S!f"n
n T.
~ ''l"a'S ','',' ,;, ,,n-,e IS /
$500 ,,d;.o,,.., -, =, ,r.yirl;s article, hu,
n.r,. of ;,,;r rf ,h.s.. systems are used
,,,i,,,, s,,,.,.li,.. .r,.,,, ,..,. >sacoas, to
the American rlt!v$.
lse"auS" -: unexpected "2:ii'3Cr r.
<,,,;ra,,,>.,-,.,,,.h r,.r ,,.r,-r. ,s IN.
,.,,...,-, ,o,:,- -. y,renc,
,-;.,., . 49,, s,,,,,,;c. f-or,
- r,Il R,k
-: t.,;,,. tn. x,,..L. -hs
-au,br i,,,i.., S,,,,,li,s 'rhe-e - no
,,r,,h, h,,. ,har ..v.rv .in.;;,h,,. and use
,hIat tnr,,,,,,vc AMI freight car in
E>7n,ca b..for. wr. Americans CAME. hal
bccn n-eSynd i.to service whether il
was adant..! - ,ha u.s., j. VAS put or
not Irridcr.aiiv tn. wrar ard Tear
uno, ~, tracks has bcnn grurltir:
Jyithou: -arv American army 70 Se@v"
-,vi:h s,iu;,li..S tn. French railroads arc
actually iua.;..Tu:t.r - The task o.
handling hcth .>,"!I :,:i'! military tsa;;!c
satisfactorily.
Problems Are Complex.
~ dIn;'': "i!' - :'''- '..'' ''''~ 49,
had the fortune - H'' seats! N'N' 90 i
htEh'i educate" .Nii'''i''t" "''' ~"
am """.iE .ii'f"N"'. III III" -
II" civil '"'i""i'" IONS 81 .''' ''"'''' ~
MAR Anh can" h''' "'''' !" 1850 81
Ni"ioSicn; "nc'"N":>. ZION St'e'tH ~ liz
nf tn" war. /; - t'7rlhi'. i<'' us SpeaN