Logan Republican | 1908-04-04 | Page 2 | Straight Railway Track

Straight Railway Track. In spite of the apparently mathematical mathe-matical straight lines which many of the western railways appear to follow on tho map, It has been stated that tho record' in this respect will be beaten beat-en by the new national transcontinental transconti-nental railway, otherwise known as the Grand Trunk Pacific, 70 miles of which will he constructed without a curve. Five years ago, however, a length of 71 miles of perfectly straight railway track was constructed on the extension or the Rhodesia railways from llulawayo In tho direction of the Victoria falls. So far, therefore, as the length of Btralght line is concerned, con-cerned, the record Is held by the portion por-tion of the Rhodesia railways above referred to. London Times.