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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1914
Page
2
An article from Popular Mechanics discusses wood scarcity and rail maintenance. It explains experiments on continental railways using hardwood tie plates set into old sleepers. The method injects pads of compressed hydraulically formed hardwood, sealed with tar, to prevent water intrusion and reduce fungus damage.
Leglie's Weekly notes that between 1902 and 1912 the average freight per train rose from 296 to 409 tons. Gains came from larger cars and stronger locomotives, enabling longer trains and faster per day car movement despite upgrades to track and bridges.
Reports note women working on lines near Morebath and Hampton in Devon and at Lee Crossing near Minehead. Other stations like Rosemount on the East Coast line and Longford in Essex show women stationmasters and signal handlers. Similar roles exist at Braidon Furness and Devenby Cumberland with ticketing duties and trauma work. More women employed on railways in Russia than any other European country.
The article ranks major tunnels by length in Europe and America. It highlights the Simplon as the longest at 12.5 miles, Gothard and Lotuchberg over 9.5 miles, Mont Cenla just over seven miles, and Arberg in Austria at 4.5 miles. It lists many other tunnels by length and notes the Hoosas in this country at four and one third miles.
The text argues economic waste affects car roofs and government expenses, noting no difference in principle but varying in amount. It claims waste harms more than the owner, since purchases affect the nation. It urges individuals and corporations to avoid waste for self-protection and national well-being.
The Pennsylvania Lines report strong employee support for a safety drive called safety first. A system of “war on risk” tests measures care in shop practice maintenance and train operation, with results showing carelessness under one percent of tests.
Engineer H H Dean of Hillyard Washington recounts a Great Northern express near Naylor slowed from about 50 mph after a jackrabbit froze on the track. The airbrakes activated on emergency and a broken coupling between engine and tender was found amid fur and blood on the coupling.
An invention for a crossing signal actuated by an approaching train using an electric circuit. The device features a signal with an oscillating arm to warn nearby pedestrians and motorists.
The Scranton Times transmitted 260 words from a wireless station to a moving train, displaying latest foreign and domestic dispatches to astonished passengers as trains sped at 60 miles per hour. Earlier London Mail reported a railway experiment sending running orders by wireless to a train staff.
Traffic paused for one minute at Fraserburgh Mingland station when a rabbit blocked the signal lever. Signalman Morrison pulled the lever to lower the signal for an oncoming train but the switch failed, and investigation revealed the rabbit tangled near the detector box.
The report from Ghent highlights town planning as a growing effort across Britain France and Germany. It notes examples from Edinburgh Paris and London and cites schemes for improving housing parks and land acquisition via voluntary agreements and state loans.
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