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Show THE HEAVIEST B. & O. TRAIN. When the receivers of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad began the now famous series of improvements of the physical physi-cal condition of the e:.tire sjEtem, their object was to increase both the train load and the number of revenue tons per mile and at the same time reduce the cost of transportation. Much has been done, and by the lowering low-ering of grades, elimination of curves, lavins of new steel rails and tho pur- chase of heavy motive power they have very materially added to the number of cars per train. But it was not until the 17th of March last that a demonstration demon-stration was made of what might be expected of the new Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Enough new 50-ton capacity capac-ity steel cars had been delivered to give the operating department a chanc? to experiment. Fifty steel cars, each weighing 34,000 pounds, were loaded with an average of 98,000 pounds of coal. To them was coupled a new j 22x28 inch consolidation locomotive I weighing ICS. 700 pounds and having 54 inch driving wheels. The start was made from Cumberland, Md., and the destination was Brunswick, Md., on the second division. In his report General Gen-eral Superintendent Fitzgerald says the train was pulled with comparative ease and that the class of engines uswj will be able to handle 50 cars of 50 tons capacity each on that division without trouble. Hitherto the train load on that division has been 32o units of 6'2 tons each or about 2,200 tons, a 40 per cent increase over that of five j years ago. The 50 car train was com-j com-j puted as containing 497 units, or 0.458,-, 0.458,-, 100 pounds gro.js. The net weight ol j coal in the train was 4,758.100 pounds, j It was by far the heaviest train ever ! handled over the line and demonstrat-; demonstrat-; ed that heavy power, modern tquip-j tquip-j ment with safety appliances, aud a I good track, mean more revenue tona j per mile and a decreased cost of transportation. |