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. Electric railway journal . the figuresfor electric operation but permit comparison with steam. OPERATING DATA OF RHAETIAN RAILWAY, SWITZERLAND Year1913191419151916191719181919 GrossThousandTon-Miles14, 070121, 61018, 15018, 20016, 98016, 56025, 970Six months only. EnergyConsumptionin Kilowatt-Hours980, 45011, 537, 7501, 370, 8501, 369, 1001.303, 2001, 245, 7002, 140, 900 EnergyConsumptionWat-hrs.per GrossTon-Mile 69.6 710 75.5 75.2 76.6 75.2 82 5 EnergyCost perKilowatt-HourCents1.42621.7701.8041.8061.870 930554 Coal Consumptionand Cost per GrossTon-Milewith SteamLocomotivesPound Cent0.340 0.1060.325 0 111 0.328 0.1160.319 0.1270.311 0 136 0.326 0.3850.337 0.595 EnergyCost withElectricLocomotivesper GrossTon-Mile, Cent0. 1000 1180. 1360. 1360. 1430. 1440. 125 Lubricantper ThousandGross Ton-MilesSteam, Electric, PoundsI. I0.70.70.60.60.50.6 2 Based on 19.3 cents exchange value of the Swiss franc. Electrical energy is purchased from the Brusio Supply Company. Pounds0.80.60.60.60.60.50.5 February 26, 1921 Electric Railway Journal 407. NEW GASOLINE VEHICLE FOR USE ON RAILS One-Man Gasoline Motor Car A New Vehicle for Operation on Rails, Built for Use on theChesapeake-Western Railway, a Steam Line inVirginia, Has the Front End Mounted ona Small Four-Wheel Pivotal Truck ANOVEL form of gasoline-driven motor railroad carhas been put in commission by the Chesapeake-Western Railway, a steam road in Virginia. The carresembles the large type of single-deck motor busextensively operated on the streets of cities, with thedifference that under the front of the vehicle is a smallfour-wheel pivotal truck which enables the vehicle totake curves more easily and at higher rates of speedthan with two wheels and axle of the ordinary bus. The car consists essentially of a 2-ton Mack dual-reduction motor truck, a Mack standard engine andtransmission, with an additional transmission to give three speeds in reverse instead of the usual one speed.The following are the principal dimensions: Wheelbase of chassis
