G.T.R. St. Clair Tunnel.—For some time there have been reports to the effect that is has been decided to adopt electricity as a motive power in the St. Clair tunnel, and a U.S. electrical paper went so far as to state that the G.T.R. has placed an order for six electrical locomotives to handle the traffic. The third rail system, it was said, would be adopted, the third rails being placed on the side of the tunnel, instead of beside the tracks, as is usual; whilst the tunnel was to be brilliantly illuminated and the walls whitened, the whole feature to be advertised as an attraction to tourists. We advised that there must be some mistake about this, as while the matter is under consideration, no decision had been reached as to substituting electricity for steam as a motive power for handling trains through the tunnel. The question of making a change at the tunnel so as to make its operations more safe, has been under the consideration of the Railway Commissioners and G. A. Mountain, the Board's engineer, recently made an inspection of the tunnel and the operation of trains through it. His report has been prepared, but we were informed Feb. 14 that it had not been considered by the Board.

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