Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-08-26 | Page 7 | Welded to Track

WELDED TO TRACK. Electrlo Train to Hun. Ono Hundred Milos nn Hour, Lynn Mass, Aug 21 An electrical company nt Lynn Is building a train whleh Is snnn In be used In Illinois nnd which ihe enklneers estimate will mnke nlnel) to 100 milts an hour It Is added that tho traik for the Haiti In Illinois Is almost completed that tho line Is about 110 miles long nnl Is rcmnrknlle for solidity nnd strength As far as oesl hie grades have been eliminated Electricity Elec-tricity will be tho motive jower and the thlid rail system will bo used A train of threo tars his been built foi the tlrst trials Ihe train will le equipped Willi twelve motors of 120 horse lower each Instead nf the hlkh sliced Increasing the danger It Is claimed that the train will bo safer nnd run lesn risk of leaving the rails than nn ordinary street i ar The theory held by electricians Is that the train Is practically prac-tically electrlrnlly welded to tho track and cannot leave it while the power Is on The location of Ihe tiack la not