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Scientific American, Vol. 75, No. 12 (1896) (1896)

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Seientitic American. SEPTEMBER 19, 1896.] 237 tune of his own weight plus 1°4 times his weight. The with the central rail running as it does through the LIGHTNING EXPRESS RAILWAY SERVICE. center of the car. An accident might be productive of most serious mixing up of the iron structure, the car… … line, winding in and which run guide out of crooked places wheels. These wheels and at moderate are, of course, hori- 412 FEET LONG BY 82 FEET WIDE. speeds, wethink zontal, and serve to there is room for the take lateral stresses system, electrically worked or otherwise, but more than at curves. It…

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