Salt Lake Tribune | 1906-07-22 | Page 10 | A Balloon Railroad

A BALLOON RAILROAD. Harper's "Weekly. There has recently been lnvontod and put Into operation In tho mountains near Salzburg, Germany, a balloon railroad. It consists of a stationary balloon, which is fastened to a , Hilda running along a sluglo stool rail. Tho rail in fastened to tho sldo of a stoep mountain, moun-tain, which ordinary railroads could ont climb, except through deep cuts and tunnels. tun-nels. Tho balloon floats about thlrty-flvo feet over tho ground, nnd a heavy steel cablo connocts it with tho rail The con-ductorcan, con-ductorcan, at will, mako the balloon slldo up and down tho side of tho mountain. For going up tho motivo power is furnished fur-nished by hydrogen gas, while tho do-scont do-scont Is caused by pressure of water, which is poured Into a largo tank at tho upper end of tho road, and which sorves aa ballast. Suspended from tho balloon la a circular car with accommodations accommo-dations for ten passengers. Tho cable goes from tho bottom of tho balloon through tho center of tho car lo a regulator reg-ulator of spocd, which la controllod by tho conductor, '