Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1916 — STUDY EFFECT OF FIRE ON CAR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

STUDY EFFECT OF FIRE ON CAR

More than 200 pounds of oil-soaked rags, wood, and shavings were recently ignited in a steel passenger car by the testing department of one of the eastern railroads in order to determine what effect flames would have upon the metal framework. The material burned with great heat, but without causing distortion or serious injury to the car proper. Some of the stering, paint, and window panes were

damaged, of course, but this was expected, naturally. The result of the experiment showed that the car was capable of withstanding fire and therefore up to the standard demanded by the company in that particular. The incident furnishes an interesting example .of the thorough manner in which some railway companies test equipment and supplies before. accepting them. —Popular Mechanic? Magazine.