Show New Lighting System for Coaches Is Given Test Teston on the Short Line Something new to lo time the West Vest In tho the way way ut lighting lighting- passenger coaches cs on OIL the thc railroads is Ig being tried out on the thc Oregon Short Line 1 this week weck A car erU equipped with wILli apparatus fo for fot using gas gas- as- as chine oline In a l gaseous state Instead of or time the regular gas Jas used usel on trains was by 11 General Manager W. W II If Bancroft and amid other officials of or the time railway railway rail rall w way yesterday It will be e used on tIme the run between here and amid Ogden for Cor fora a a. week or two to give a n pr practical test of Its Us efficiency The V ne of or lighting is de designed designed de- de e- e signed especially for or use on branch lines Ines of or railroads and for service where tho ho light may not nol very conveniently bo be secured Its advantages an were verC explained by C U. Wilhelm of or Chicago who lio Is Introducing tho time system system tem tern to the lie railroads of oC time the he West est The Time gasoline system m Is especially for or use on 01 those parts of or a system m where U t t Is not convenient to secure the time gas bas tanks of the time system where brunch lines Jines u use o t At t. t present either cither the tanks must be bo III hili service taleen to terminals In cars 01 or the thc passenger coaches must be e dead headed into Inlo some sonic of oC the time main rid railroad I road shops The TIme gu gasoline Inc reservoirs can cnn be imo removed anywhere where there there arc trains equipped with all air brakes Liquid gasoline is not used In In- In stead the tile liquid is forced into bite a n. mass massof massof massof of absorbent cotton collon which fills a u part pUIt of or a n tank attached to time the car cal much muchas as i Is tho time regular Pintsch tank Time The remainder of or the time tank is filled with Lir nn and it is connected with tho the air system on the time train Gas from the time evaporated gasoline I mixed with air passes through tho limo pipes to the time lamps in the time body of or tho time coach ouch on much the same plan as ns time the regular gas system It Is burned In lamps that have mantles and are of car candlepower candle candle- dle- dle power each cacho Four Pom lamps light a car and the time absorbent cotton carried carriC enough h gasoline to keep the time lights burning ICO hours The Time system docs does away auay with carryIng carrying carry carry- Ing liquid oils on the tIme train In any form The rime cotton carrying the time gasoline gaso saso- line hue Is 15 encased In iii two tso metal coverings ono one of or which is tested to withstand GOO COO pounds pressure to tho the square inch Tho The system Is hi probably cheaper than time tile gas Jas m. m but will hardly replace It on OIl thc the main 11 lines hues lies because it Jl entails tho the trouble of oC refilling tho time reservoirs by the railroad It has been In use In the time East for about a year ear It is controlled b by the Safety Car Heating lIc Lighting company which also controls the lights Among those o who WIlO Inspected tho the car carat cart car at tho tim Short Line Limie depot yesterday were Mr Ir Bancroft Acting General Superintendent J. J M. M Davis J. J F. F Dunn su superintendent superintendent su- su of or motive o power A. A F. F Brewer and others |