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Show i , Th Train Ran rive Miles Without Steam. I A marvelous race, up grade and down, I in which momentum was the motive power, took place on the Consolidated road Saturday. Five miles below Stamford Stam-ford the cylinder head of the big engine, No. 247, blew out while the train was making express time. Instead of stop- i ping getting stalled, Engineer Sco- field let the machine have its head and pulled into Stamford station on time, and not even the conductor knew that anything was the matter until the en- I gineer called for another engine and No. 144 was put or. nd pulled the train to this city. The five miles were run with-, out a pound of steam and solely on the 55 momentum the train was under when I the mishap took place. New Haven Pal-I Pal-I ladium. |