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Railroad Speed of 180 Miles an Hour

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jul 23, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 30.

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Railroad Speed of 180 Miles an Hour

THAT a speed of 180 miles an hour on the railroad is a possibility of the future, is firmly believed by practical engineers. At a recent meeting of electricians, Mr. Oberlin Smith, ex-president of the Society of Mechanical Engineers, stated that whenever capitalists would produce the money to prepare proper tracks, trains could be put on the rails that would run at that rate of speed. To attain such a speed, the roads must be straightened and elevated enough to be above all crossings.