Electric light for laboratory investigation

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1886
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 57 KB
• Volume: 122
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0016-0032
• DOI: 10.1016/0016-0032(86)90179-1

✦ Synopsis

was steamed up and run for the first time January 3, 1886, the driving wheels being prevented from touching the track. The following day, the locomotive was run upon the track.

On Friday, April 16, 1886, the first train, consisting of engine, tender and passenger car, the latter over fifty feet in length,* was made up and started at 3.15 P. M., going around a semi-circular curve of 5o feet radius, built upon an ascending grade of 12o feet to the mile. On Monday, April I9th , the Legislative Joint Comniittee (Mass.) on Street Railways, visited the works, and the engine mounted the 345 feet grade without the slightest difficulty.

A loosely-fastened rail was ripped off without any effect to the train. The experiment was perfectly successful, and all present were much pleased with the exhibition and listened with the closest attention to Capt. Meigs' explanations.

It need hardly be said that these are facts never before accomplished in railroading, and the new region of possibilities thus opened must produce results of a practical value beyond what can be, at this time, foreseen. In a few days the rolling stock will become sufficiently "limbered up" tO make the trips around Capt. Meigs's difficult piece of track with ease, the entire safety from derailment having been already fully demonstrated.

F. E. GALLOUPE.