Show PIERCE ARROW CAR USED USE INSTEAD OF lOCOMOTIVE lOCO lOCO- LOCOMOTIVE MOTIVE The rite Pennsylvania I railroad of at Baltimore Rall- Rall Balti more Mil Md I is utilizing a Arrow Arrow sixty horse power engine as a 1 mote motive mo mo- tive tite t e power plant in Its Is new V tractor On account of o the tho Baltimore elt city ordinance ordinance nance prohibits the tho use sc of steam locomotives through the streets on the block route the movement of or freight cars over the called so-called caled Bo-caled block bloc route was formerly accomplished h by 1 eight eight- horse hOlSo teams The Thc electric tractor was and built bui especial tot for use in Baltimore bythe bythe by the thc Pennsylvania Railroad company in Id II their shops hopa In Altoona Pa H ItS Is charac- charac are aro essentially adapted for service leI ser ncr vice In Baltimore as regards elimination of or noises and smoke lM and ant IIO i J safen more moro KI nightly sightly more efficient and tel self contained form of or motive mot e Ilo A I Arrow horse power Arow essential prime automobile engine is the tho true truck en engines engines en- en mover Cheaper r but noisier gines r. Il were available but thu tho best pleasure pleasure pleas pleas- ure car engine ns as used in cars was i in the ironclad upon which T T. T V the tho tie ile- ton railroad en engineers signer handed to tho the r ll when designing tho the tractor The standard stand stand- Ami- Ami ard sixty six designIng Arrow tractor eng engine no Is Ia Is used comprising tho the same starter self electric lighting plant control J bo board 1 a 1 as l Electrio Elec- Elec i lec- lec use used 1 on p pleasure cars cats A General trio direct directly connected to generator Is which furnishes thc tho P Pierce Pierce-An Arrow erco-Arrow ow en engine power direct to the two electric motors on the tho two axles for or the wheel tour drive The Thc engine runs run at constant speed of O revolutions minute n ut Steering per of h HU is b by all four wheels The Tile four foU wheels al ai ann alO all alike sixty incites Inches In diameter 1 alkE block rubber tires The rho equipped with tres roof root radiator Is mounted on the and the tho standard Arrow muffler lUft may also be bo se seen n placed th there re The tractor will twill handle SiX l Ix loaded ni wi track and two freight ht level car cars on a loaded cars carI rs on Monument In Balti- Balti considerable grade The Tho more which Is a gule weight of ot this tractor complete to iS IB 8 about pounds and its cost coat approximately approxImate The Pennsylvania Railroad company contemplates build building In four or five fhe more of these same ame tractors tractor to be he used on the Baltimore division providing the thc pre present success ent ono one continues to prove pro It its great beat t. t |