Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 183, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1919 — Eliminating Steam [ARTICLE]

Eliminating Steam

Electrification of Railroads Would Conserve Coal Supply

Railroad electrification is still looked upon by the general public and by railroad men as having its chief merits in relieving cities and tunnels of the obnoxious smoke and cinders belched forth by the steam locomotives. Electrical men have in recent years emphasized the economy of electric train service - and in a paper presented by S. T. Dodd before the Western Railwayclub this is very strikingly shown. •Mr. Dodd cites figures proving that 100,000,000 of the 140,000,000 tons of coal now burned annually by our railroads could be saved by general electrification. In view of the continued, if not increasing, need for conserving the fuel resources of the country for future generations, the urgency of attacking the problem and at least checking this gigantic .annual waste should be given prompt and careful attention. —Electrical Review.