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Show TRAIN LENGTH ' BILL PREPARED Curson, Jan. 28 The "train length" bill, which has been-pressed in many states by the railroad unions and a bill requiring all motor vehicles to come to a dead stop before passing over railroad grade crossings, are be-: ing prepared for introduction in the Nevada legislature by the railroad brotherhood. - ' The train length bill would limit the length ' of all freight trains to a specified number of cars, probably probab-ly fifty or sixty. At the present time the main line roads are making up some of their trains to a length of one hundred and twenty-five to one one hundred and fifty cars, the employes em-ployes ' allege, which imperils the safety of train crews. The railways will oppose such legislation upon the ground that it would be a bar to progress pro-gress and for the further reason that they have provided motive power and other equipment to handle long trains. The trainmen claim that many of their workmen have been injured when long trains have been brought to a su'dden stop. The sudden "taking up" of the "slack" in long trains; they say, frequently throws the oc- - u - 1 .. .,i. : . cupants of the caboose with such vio-: lence that they are severly hurt. One of the railroad delegation said that the state should enact a bill requiring all automobile drivers to stop at grade crossings. Such an act he said, would operate , to the safety of both motor car driv- . ors and train crews: Pioche Record. |