Show TRAINS MAY SOON MAKE 1 00 MILES AN HOUR LEVEL TRACK ASSURED ON CONCRETE ROAD BED All Lp I A ot of the road rORd 1 d bed showing how the rails will he be fastened to sl stet 1 girders sank tn in tho rho concrete Upper riGht a 11 ot of the way ay ordinary road beds develop tares aTes left Frank II 11 Alfred o of the rout rood I IDy By Dy ROT nor j GIBBONS s NEA eA Writer fritter DETROIT DETROIT Modern railroading may soon oon be b revolutionized by construction ot of a new typo con con- concrete concrete con cret crete roadbed which will permit roller bearing trains to travel miles an hour In safety over a smooth dustless way of This Is the opinion ot of o engl engl- n r now contemplating a 11 mlle ter ter mlle test tc t section of ot such uch a track between this city and nd Pon Pontiac Mich on the th Pere Per Marquette railroad one on ot of the lines Included In the th proposed Nickel Plate Plat merger mer- mer merger ger ot of o the Van Yan I T HT NEXT MONTH Frank Frnnk H IL Alfred president ot of oth the road has announced the th con con- construction construction of ot the th test stretch will be started In Jul July I The Tho Th plan for tor or the th now new n w design calle call for a slab Blab ot of concrete 10 feet e t wide wid by 18 It Inches thick which will make mak for tor or permanent construction USE LIGHTER RAIL lUlL This will permit a n lighter rail than the th type now In use us since lineth the rail will act only u ae a a wear wear- wearing Ini Ing and not ns ac a a beam AS on present wood tie tl usage usar CUT I COST The Th rail will rest reit on edge edre ot of two steel plates plate pIa toe Imbedded In the concrete And the th plate In turn will III be b trussed together and to the foundation Alfred Altred says ay the new design will wll cut greatly the th cost cent of ot maintenance maintenance m nanc nance on the tho present type of roadbeds roadbed which are ar differ differ- different different ent nt from rom the tho roadbeds roadbed rORd beds of ot a cen- cen century century c tury n-tury tury ago ngo go despite the th Increased weight and speed of ot rolling roilinG stock tock NO yo WAVY TRACK Tn Under the tho present wood tie tl con con- construction construction no matter how carefully care care- carefully fully tully the tho th track Is laid there th r tends to be a slight wave In the th track With concrete construction It is II predicted the track will be b per per- perfectly perfectly level and even at all times The Th new desIgn Is expected to enable trains to travel with Ith len lees pull from the th locomotive o and the estimated total saving each year will equal 10 30 per cent of ot the tho th cost df the th track Copyright 1121 1026 NEA Service Inc |