Smyrna times., 1923-10-10
|IIf POWER SUPERGEl5S
/ |'IIT. TIfII H On SMYRNA BRANCH
,,.orryE COACH PUT ON
|sr |I.rrFES TEN SMYRNA CLAYTON
!. Dovu BY Railroad Officials
l'';lI DTTe Tried Out With Apparent
H1aas and Was Put in Service

l. 0oWn Dl A<-iiA
I''''l DTTe Tried Out With Apparent
|Nni.s .i.!. ,IIi' and Was Jas Put in Service
locomotive power on the
li Ranch rsT Railway, the short
tween Smyrna and Clayton
.T,r ,,r's1 to gasoline power Yesterday slSLc
\. ny vbsH h the Pennsy's new gaso-
ls+or "'cI driven passenger coach
ivy -gc'i was uut in service. The
ar n left on schedule time at at I,OO Lux,
! I, ,,ssting 90. all trains Of the day
y y, ls tss oId train. About forty
.su,srs eu rs we're on hand for the first
"a large number Of spectators
s.i u he car move quietly away
sn:- Snvrna. The gasoline driven
"a \ ", "a, brought down from Will
...+on y y Monday on its first run on
nh nsi,vare Division and was ac-
l...,risd D BY Superintendent Sinclair
n : deIsgration of railroad men all
I. -som r we're pleased with its action
!, .s+bs admirable manner in which
4 ...ls tbe trip. The coach arrived
,lrrr Smrrra at 1895 p. m. Supt. Sin
h. !, and other railroad officials took
e., n Smvrna and left in the
n .AonOon in the Superintend-
,Dscial car for their return to
srlminctoD. The motOrman who came
b tbe gasoline coach from the fac
remained to give instructions to
.gnmsn O'Neal and R.R. Mechanics
CLAYTON during the afternoon, run
krr the car in and out Of Clayton at
,5sBe speeds, starting and stopping
|, fsmiliarize all concerned with its
rtm and brakes. Recently a COM
,aiious carbam was built on the
kmh track at Clayton to house the
A and this was all ready to run the
,seb into when it arrived. The new
IN is AZ feet 6 inches long, seats IS
ksaengers, is driven by a gasoline
kngne which develOpes about go horse
bower at 20 miles per hour, is vel
eated by warm air furnished by ;
hard coal heater in the baggage room
|Eith forced CIRCULATION by a fan th1V
be passenger compartment. The ca
equipped with a fire extinguishe1
u standard safety devices, all step
beng fitted with safety treads. TIL
sats are finished in brown rattan an
lave full spring bottoms and back;
ith the aid of this new car tn
slnsy expects to render better an
ore efficient service to the peopl
b travel between Smyrna and Clay
D The gasoline equipment allow
company to do away with il
'man and brakesman on tn
nyma Branch, effecting quite a say
IN both labor as well as fuel owe
! Old steam driven method. tn
nennan or mOtorman, and condu,
Is all the crew necessary to ru
coach. The baggage will be take
E Of by the Smyrna and Claytc
e forces. The freight hauls
rom Clayton will be made by Il
won shifting engine. The new c.
been much admired in Smyrr
" mas not been sufficiently tried o.
ulS run to win the approval
community in the matter of fl
Y dependable service. It is, no,
y iaf ahead of the old gasoli-
anu roaster" that was tried o
aa years ago, proved inadeouat
Was discontinued. The citizens
-'Ina are hoping the gasoline Goa
n Os scheduled to connect with t
IN I s1d S.ZO p. m. daily trains and
sole Inc Sunday trains. What t
we OF the Smyrna communi
n. i service and connections wi
~. ssllls. It matters not what DOW
.-,lled to run the coach so long
.,,,., dependable !, and gives Smyrna t
mat other towns its size &