Identifier: americanengineer68newy (find matches)
Title: American engineer and railroad journal
Year: 1893 (1890s)
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Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars
Publisher: New York : M.N. Forney
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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lear that such an accident which has just occurred mustnot be renewed. The company nevertheless continued opera-tions for about a year, but it was finally compelled to yieldand take up its rails, which, strange to relate, were utilized inthe construction of the important line which was authorizedto be built in the Islaud of Formosa. The second attempt was made 10 years later, and the theaterof its operations was at the coal mines of Kai-Ping, in theProvince of Pe-Chi-Li. The cost of transportation of coalfrom these mines was very high, in consequence of the neces-sity of hauling it in native wagons from the mine to the river.The engineers of the mine had been contemplaling the substi-tution of a railroad for this primitive method of transportationfor a long time, but the experience of the Wo-sung Companywas not of such a nature as to encourage the trial. Fortu-nately the viceroy of the province, Li Hung Chang, was favor-ably disposed toward European ideas. They therefore con- H -zt rh
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a<o K _ K !5Ka /.H a I aW <;j MKO!* a SB es o oz 12 o Vol. LXVIII, No. ii.) AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 515 structed the locomotive by piecemeal, which was set up at themine ; at the same time ttiey laid rails and replaced the wagonsby lorry cars, and on one fine day the Viceroy was invited toinspect this new method of transportation. Li Hung Changaccepted the invitation, and was present with a numeroussuite. They showed him the locomotive named the Rocket ofChina, and finally succeeded in getting him aboard of it. Theengine thus made its first trip of 13f miles, going and return-ing with the Viceroy aboard. On his return the latter pub-licly expressed his satisfaction. His example was eagerly fol-lowed, and the Rocket at once became popular. The causewas gained. Thanks to this success the company soon obtained the fran-chise to extend its line to the sea. On this extension a trackof 4 ft. 8i in. gauge was laid. The capital was furnished bythe promoters and the Chinese manufacturers,

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