Narrow Gauge Railroad System a Complete Success Its Adaptability to the Busines
Narrow Gauge Railroad System a Complete Success Its Adaptability to the Busines
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Per trip for local business.
In this case the non-paying weight of 3 tons has a carrying capacity of over 4f tuns, or as 1 non-productive to 1, $ paying, against 1J non-pay- ing to 1 pay ing load A freight train on the standard gauge, trans- porting 200 tons of paying freight will require 25 cars, weighing over 250 tons, which is H tons dead weight to 1 ton live weight ; but on the small gauge 200 tons of freight will will require but 17 cars more than the standard gauge, or 42 cars in all for ...the trip, and will weigh 147 tons, or 1 ton of dead weight to 1^ paying load.
RESULTS OF COMPARISON FREIGHT.
We have then the weight of a train transport- 200 tons of freight ON A STADARD GAUGlS.
TONS.
25 Freight Cars at 10 tons each 250 Freight Load 200 Weight of Engine and Tender 45 Total Tons of Train ... . . . 495 49 ON A 3 FEET GAUGE.
TONS.
42 Cars at 7, 000 Ibs. Each 147 Freight Load 200 Weight of Engine and Tender 17i Total tons of Train 364 Or 130 1-2 tons less dead weight to move the train on the 3 feet gauge than on the standard, and dur- ing 313 working days of 2 trains per day, one each way, the saving in tons hauled to do a busi- ness of 400 tons per day, or 125, 000 tons per year, will average 81, 690 tons in favor of the 3 ft.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Per trip for local business.
In this case the non-paying weight of 3 tons has a carrying capacity of over 4f tuns, or as 1 non-productive to 1, $ paying, against 1J non-pay- ing to 1 pay ing load A freight train on the standard gauge, trans- porting 200 tons of paying freight will require 25 cars, weighing over 250 tons, which is H tons dead weight to 1 ton live weight ; but on the small gauge 200 tons of freight will will require but 17 cars more than the standard gauge, or 42 cars in all for ...the trip, and will weigh 147 tons, or 1 ton of dead weight to 1^ paying load.
RESULTS OF COMPARISON FREIGHT.
We have then the weight of a train transport- 200 tons of freight ON A STADARD GAUGlS.
TONS.
25 Freight Cars at 10 tons each 250 Freight Load 200 Weight of Engine and Tender 45 Total Tons of Train ... . . . 495 49 ON A 3 FEET GAUGE.
TONS.
42 Cars at 7, 000 Ibs. Each 147 Freight Load 200 Weight of Engine and Tender 17i Total tons of Train 364 Or 130 1-2 tons less dead weight to move the train on the 3 feet gauge than on the standard, and dur- ing 313 working days of 2 trains per day, one each way, the saving in tons hauled to do a busi- ness of 400 tons per day, or 125, 000 tons per year, will average 81, 690 tons in favor of the 3 ft.
What to read after Narrow Gauge Railroad System a Complete Success Its Adaptability to the Busines?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by William Stuart Watson to read onlineMoreLess
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