Show THIR THE HEAVIEST B D ob 0 TRAIN when the receivers receiver of the th baltimore t ohio railroad began the now famous series ot of improvements improvement ot of the physical condition of the tb entire irean ire tn their object was wan to increase both the train load lad and the number dumber ot of revo revenue time tons per mile and at the same amo bitne reduce the coat ot of transportation much has been done anday the lowering of grades elimination of 0 curves laying of now new steel rails and the purchase of heavy beavy motive power they have bare very materially added to the number of cars can per train but it was wall not until the of march last lafit that a demonstration tr wits was made of what might be expected of the now new baltimore ft A ohio railroad enough new 60 50 ton capacity steel care car bad been dellva delivered red to give the operating department a chatita chanc to experiment fifty steel cars can each weighing pounds pound were loaded with an average pf af pounds pound of coal to them was wan coupled ft A new inch consolidation locomotive weighing pounds and hiving having 64 inch driving wheels the start WM was made from cumberland Cumb prland md and the destination was brunswick Brunsw lck md on the second division in ahli report general superintendent fitzgerald my saya the train was pulled with comparative ease and that the class of engines used will be ba able to handle CO 60 cars cara of 60 50 tons tong capacity each an that davist division on without trouble hitherto the train load on that division has ha been units of 6 tons ton each or about 2 too tons a 40 per coat cent increase In orease over that of fw five years year ago the BO 50 car train was wa corn com buted as aj containing units or fl 6 pounds gross groan the net weight of coat in the train was wag 4 pounds I 1 it t was by far the heaviest hea vleet train ever handled bandied over the line and demonstrate ad d that heavy power modern equipment with safety appliances and a good track mean more revenue tons tolls per par mile and a cost of trant trani port atlon |