A Ponderous Locomotive

An ODgine lias been rccontiy placed on tbo Pennsylvania raUxoad whieh woigha sevon tons heavier thau tho ! derous Modoo, whoso drawing oapacity i s nlmost twice that of an ordinary I motive. Tho Modoc is oapable of taking eighly loaded cara from Harrisbwg to Ooltunbia, while other engines nre put j to ;i severe test when they pull flfty oars on tliat portion of tho roao. Tliis loöoraoiivo, when i'ully initiated, is expected to get away with Ï00 oara. Tlio only argument that can be used against Iarge cnginos is that they are hard on tracks, but as tlio Pennaylvania Raihroad Company has adopted stoel rails - ablo to wifhstand íi greater pressure than iron rails the wear wiU not be material. The introdnclion of these mammoth engines is considerad a very económica]