The Republican., 1925-10-22

yard and siding capacity for 10000
cars.
Other important eastern terminals
Of the Company are at New York and
Philadelphia. At Chicago, with term
inal and belt line consisting of 81
miles through the industrial section
of the city, the Baltimore and Ohio
interchanges traffic directly with thir-
ty-two other railroads. At st. Louis,
its other western terminus, it is one
Of the proprietary companies jointly
owning the terminal properties and
belt line, through which interchange
of traffic is made with the west and
southwest.
Foreign Agencies.
To meet the growing volume Of
traffic and provide for further expan-
sion and development thereof, the
Baltimore and Ohio Company opened
an Office in London, England, Decem-
ber, 1921, under the direction of the
General European Agent. In addition,
but under the supervision of the Lon
don office, there are thirty-six subsidi-
airy foreign agencies throughout Eu-
rope, as far north as Sweden, as far
south as Italy and as far east as
Greece. These sub-agencies are locat-
ed at the most strategic and convent
ent points Of access to the sources of
merchandise manufactured in Europe
and should appeal particularly to the
large retail houses in the United
State since it is possible for the Eu-
ropean agents, as the result Of a care
fully coordinated arrangement, to is
sue through bills Of lading from the
shipping point in Europe to the inter
ior destination in the United States
Thus the shipper, importer and con-
signee are assured of the most care
full handling of their merchandise
backed by the responsibility of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com.
pany.
The Baltimore and Ohio Today.
Today the Baltimore and Ohio op.
crates 5000 miles of line, owns 100,.
900 freight cars and employs 10000
people,
One of the recent accomplishment
Of the Baltimore and Ohio was the
desiging and construction of the larg
est mountain type passenger locomo
tives in the world, by the mechani
cal engineers and forces Of the Noun
Glare shops of the company at Balti
more This 'Leviathan Of the Rails
is now in regular service hauling ovel
the Allegheny Mountains the Nation
al Limited which runs between Wash
ington and St. Louis. 1t is remarka
BILE not only for its size and powe
but also because it is equipped will
the most modern devices that max
for safety and insure comfort to pas
sengers. 1t is the expectation tina
eventually this same type of locomo
tive will be used very generally il
handling both the National Limite
and the Capitol Limited, which run
between Baltimore and Chicago.
Building of the Largest Passenger
Locomotive
Known as No. $500, this passenge
locomotive is believed to be the onl,
one in existence capable of hauling
without a helper, a modern all-stee
passenger train of II cars over tn
mountain grades such as exist in tn
Allegheny region. 1t is representa-
tive of the highest class design, ma
terial and workmanship. With it
tender it is more than 100 feet lon
and weighs 329 1-2 tons. Some of tn
modern devices embodied in its con
struction include power reverse geal
air operated cylinder cocks, pneumat
ic bell ringer, mechanical stoker, su
per-heated, low pressure compoun
air pumps, drifting valves and pneu