| November 1905, No. 93 | The Railway and Shipping World (Toronto) | Page 525 |
Railway equipment news.
We are officially advised that the press report to the effect that the G.T.R. will at once order 2,000 freight cars in the W.S. is erroneous.
The Canadian Northern Ry. has placed orders for four locomotive tenders having a capacity of 5,000 imp. gals; and 10 tons of coal, from the Canada Foundry Co., Toronto. These tenders will be built on steel channel frames and have Simplex truck bolsters, and Susemihl roller side bearings.
The Canadian Northern Ry. has received the following additional rolling stock: 200 box cars, 30-ton capacity, 100 from Rhodes, Curry & Co., Amherst, N.S., and 100 from the Crossen Car Manufacturing Co., Cobourg, Ont.; five vestibuled day coaches from the Crossen Car Manufacturing Co., and three 60 ft. baggage cars on the C.N.R. standard 80,000 lbs. capacity trucks from Rhodes, Curry & Co.
The Canada Car Co., Montréal, has begun work on an order for 1,000 box cars, 30-ton capacity, for the Grand Trunk Ry. These cars are to be 37 ft. long, 9 ft. 1 in. wide, and 13 ft. 4 in. high. The company has also on hand an order for 50 passenger coaches for the G.T.R., and for box cars for the Grand Trunk Pacific Ry., to be duplicates of those under construction for the G.T.R.
The G.T.R. has placed an order for 15 consolidation and 10 10-wheeled locomotives with the Locomotive and Machine Co. of Montréal. The designs have not yet been fully worked out in all their details, but they are to be more on the lines of the Central Vermont Ry. consolidations and 10-wheelers, and are at the same time to conform, as far as possible, to the former G.T.R. standards in details and shop practice. The consolidations are to be Richmond compounds, and are to be a departure from the company's former standard mogul locomotives. The 10-wheelers are to be simple, and lighter than the former G.T.R. standard 10-wheelers.