Show interesting trials bew york ames aa november list laeta a special train took about gentlemen to Rl ridged defield markn J on the west shore road where a number 0 of f tests were made by the tile bouie houg e ai air tr brake company of the new op of ita its system of broking braking to long freight traina trains the a air ir brake bae has been med used very such cami on freight tra trains in 8 of not more than 25 car care but it was found that when this number was ex deij the tile bumping of the tear cpr Arf which hal 1191 1 not yet been stopped against the cari cars in front was serious as to tet limit to the ye otilit utility y us far as freight trains were concerned while it awk ten 1 sr arthe ahe application of ibe the air break to reach tb front part of a trainor train of 60 car it took fifteen L seconds fur for it to reach the rear part 1 and it wn VH to dem demonstrate demonB that he lie bud had ally annihilated this difference atren and hild made the tile air brakes advantage avail ableon long freight trains that mr took ibe the filitor vili tor 4 out for a trip on the wt west shore lad road just beyond ridgefield park the tile load toad has 1 ft it straight stretch of double rack about two miles wiles ia in length a grade of 43 feet to ilia mile diiro lishout the entire diet anoe of if the tile track upon thi this the various tema were roade mail e D between the tw awn 1 tracks a half mile north of the pt illation tion a nuite bite board was sot set up tin atu the point south of it ita at distance dic tance of fifty feet apart o 0 ere inea measuring surin g pott bo last mark feet froni from the stopping past post A freight freig lt train of 60 50 care 1900 J I 1 mil wt loni long and hi it 2 drawn rawn py y a i anig engine g jue of the chicago and quincy road and had the 12 1 cor car pa euger ger train which had bad brought the party comp ietta the railroad involve d in the expert mew izenas an emergency top with tile train running 20 wiles ian hour waa was the arit fi kt teat the brake was applied at the instant the post kaj twelve aud and a quarter seconds boon da later at 1200 feet froin the lost tte the train was at a till the next test was raade made with aira c 0 ud except that the t train rain was r gunnine at a speed of 41 miles nn an hour th this is lime the train wa was stopped in ja 20 seconds I 1 and at es a dis feet froin from the pst the tile third tt wa wat of tilt rapi I 1 v with which were belill hi thai fit oh ob osuld tell I 1 the tile ti tune i no which eibi 1 j ed between tato eagins phiet the lou 1 of t lh tab anil anti tho aund 4 till ni indvik lav jg brake at various banou dl atlon 12 the the cari car num ler ed in order I 1 frein rom front to rear of 0 the JW J opposite at car 31 61 th 6 1 tw two ouide were tet test aith alv hr pa a mayrs t on ti viv nt oade with willi the train running 41 anlie an hour nhen hen ahe stop was directed at a di lance of I 1 feet fet aad s an he ile fore A fifth test bowed thai that after the tb train had com t ti a plop tj the e brakes cou could be rel r ai i 4 d t i set druwing abin 1 m 4 tc alad 11 to show tio diff rence between the air brake stop atol and the old hand brake style a te athe latt latter with six oft t the train waa was made the train moved at 21 miles an hour bat but it bad had traveled for 85 seconds and covered a distance of 2137 feet before it wad brought to a standstill detill still after the signal bad had been fi given ven then the train was broken two while in in motion after the separation it traveled a very abort distance iud when ahen both portions came to a stop ia in ag agi ge se condi contil they were only 45 leel feet apart thebe tetta testa were 1 with the bracing braking power poser eo so low that it would nut not tilde slide thecae the car ft heel A high test with tx train running 22 miles an hur hour teki in in its ming tt ing pulled up U in Ga 6 gaanes ands jl 91 leet jett from the tile slopping post t the lait left ww 8 11 thu the bet beet ut of the atleri on am ii IL win intended to bli bit iw W ibe be elaine jelaine J alop stop ping power of ft the old br kek ai tie tiel ou the 12 coach p i n og train la giov ili track trai kc unan aj and chimney camp came the tile two IWO ardi fort five juitt an qu hour as tie at hect the t v ve e p lug jug as they narel neared tho post aud hall the th freight tram train vae was only aa about three feet an front as they pass passed odit it the brakes on both wen applied an bously buethe but the new brake distanced tits old one the tile stopping in 13 seconds at a distance ot of feet while the pie p mit ager train went on travel traveling 1 9 until its engine wa was I 1 1204 fret feet fr from 0 lul the stopping poet |