Show RAILROADS ABROAD THE railroad across siberia will be miles long when finished the two sections now operated are miles long IN spain last year miles of new railroad were opened miles of it of narrow gauge and the remainder of the national 5 foot 6 inch gauge THE american system of checking baggage was introduced provisionally march 1 on the berlin hamburg line of the prussian state railroads for the free allowance of baggage that is for 55 pounds per ticket THE locomotives of the lines in the german railroad union in 1893 ran an average of miles each including switching etc the average number of train miles per locomotive being investigation of the atmosphere of english railway coaches shows that there are microbes mic robes to the cubic inch in the first class in the sec ond class and in the third class compartments TITE paris lyons mediterranean railroad company has recently put clocks on the outside of its locomotives on the side toward the station platforms in order that passengers can observe the time and that the station agents can more conveniently note the instant of arrival and departure |