ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES ON STEAL ROADS.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

THERE are few sights more fitted to convey an idea of power than a steam locomotive just starting or arriving; the whistling and roaring of the steam, the throbbing in the smoke-pipe, the tremor of the ground, lead the mind to expect a proportional effect, as from some animate monster. An electric locomotive, in a similar situation, is an embodiment of apathy and harmlessness, in its appearance. There is neither throb nor roar, no steam to scald the wayside passer, nor cindery, sooty smoke to blind the eyes, choke the breath, or stain immaculate linen.