Английская Википедия:Bell's Gap Railroad
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox rail line The Bell's Gap Railroad was a Шаблон:Convert long railroad in Pennsylvania. It was inaugurated in 1873 and consolidated in 1874. The original construction was narrow-gauge.
History
The Bell's Gap Railroad Company was incorporated under the general law of Pennsylvania on 11 May 1871, to construct a railway from Bell’s Mills, on the Pennsylvania Railroad, to Lloyds in Cambria County. The construction began in 1872, and the Шаблон:Convert long line was put in operation in June 1873.[1][2]
The Pennsylvania & North Western Railroad Company became the successor by change of name of the Bell's Gap Railroad Company on 9 May 1874.[3]
In 1883 and 1884, the Pennsylvania & North Western Railroad Company (under control of the Pennsylvania Railroad) converted the original 3 foot gauge trackage to standard gauge.[4]
Route and track
The grade was very heavy, the maximum of 158.4 feet to the mile (3.0 %) being continuous for Шаблон:Convert.
The sharpest curvature was 28° with a Шаблон:Convert radius. There were ten of these curves on the maximum grade, two of which were Шаблон:Convert long with a turning an angle of 168°.
The weight of rail was 35 pounds to the yard (17.5 kg/m).[1]
Rolling stock
The weight of the engines was 15 tons. The following rolling stock was used in 1875:
- 2 locomotives
- 2 passenger cars
- 78 freight cars[1]
Operation
Operations for year ending 31 December 1875 were as follows:
- Gross earnings: $38,146.42
- Operating expenses: $18,504.85 (48.49 %)
- Net earnings, $19,641.57[1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 Howard Fleming: Narrow gauge railways in America. A sketch of their rise, progress and success: valuable statistics as to grades, curves, weight of rail, locomotives, cars, etc. 1876. Page 60-61. Шаблон:PD-notice
- ↑ H.V. & H.W. Poor: Poor's Manual of Railroads. 1887.
- ↑ United States. Interstate Commerce Commission, U.S. Government Printing Office: Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States. Valuation reports, Vol 22, 1929. p. 665.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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