Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1901 — Railroad Notes. [ARTICLE]

Railroad Notes.

A Wabash train run from Clark Junction to Detroit, 242.4 miles, in 250 minutes, making a stop to change engiues and two stops for water. Western lines have finally deci/icd that the horaeseekors and colonists' (xcursiou business has been carried to a ridiculous point, and steps have been taken to curtail what is now admitted on all sides to be an evil. Railroad men are interested in the experiment of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois. iu equipping its road from Chicago to Momcnce, thirty-three miles, with ll.e Miller safety signal system, whUlt eliminates the use of semiphorcs und their complicated machinery. The track is insulated, with batteries below the frost line, which operate a signal light in the engine cab. If the track is clear, n white light burns, and if obstructed, a red <fuv. The elcpicnta do not affect the system. Lake Erie has ordered 200 coal cars from the American Car and Foundry Company.