February 1953 page 8

One of the latest uses is for soil con-
ditioning, seed germination, and the
growing of plants.

Because it knows that it has just
scratched the surface of possible uses
for vermiculite the Zonolite Company
maintains research laboratories at
Travelers Rest and at Evanston, Ill.
Headquarters for the company are in
Chicago. J. A. Kelly is general manager
of mining and processing operations in
the Southern area.
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About two-thirds of the total invest-
ment in railway property consists of
fixed plant (land, roadway, bridges,
tunnels, signal systems, shops, stations
and other facilities), and one-third con-
sists of locomotives, passenger and
freight cars and other mobile units of
equipment, correctly called "rolling
stock."

February IN RAILROAD HISTORY

[sketch of locomotive on bridge]
FIRST RAILROAD IN THE FAR
WEST OPENED FEBRUARY 22,
1856, FOR A DISTANCE
OF 22 MILES OUT OF
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

[sketch of George Pullman]
PULLMAN PALACE CAR COMPANY,
FOUNDED BY GEORGE M. PULLMAN,
CHARTERED IN ILLINOIS
FEBRUARY 22, 1867, TO
CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE DELUXE
SLEEPING AND HOTEL CARS

[photo of locomotive emerging from tunnel]
FIRST TRAIN PASSED
THROUGH THE MOFFAT
TUNNEL IN COLORADO —
SECOND LONGEST
RAILROAD TUNNEL IN
THE UNITED STATES —
FEBRUARY 26, 1928

What Do You Know?
Test your knowledge of railroads and rail-
roading. The answers are below. If you
answer 5 of the following questions correctly,
you are good; if you answer 6 or 7, you are
very good; if you answer 8 or 9, you are way
above average; if you answer all 10, you are
a whiz

1. Wuold you find a running board
on a locomotive, a passenger car
or a box car?
2. Where was the historic golden
spike driven in 1869—in Wyom-
ing, Colorado, Utah or Nevada?
3. Is the standard gauge of railroads
in Canada narrower, wider or the
same as the United States?
4. Are freight cars belonging to an-
other railroad paid for on a
wheelage basis, a daily rental ba-
sis, or a tonnage basis?
5. What are guard rails — the top
rails on a fence, the railing on a
station platform or rails laid par-
allel to the track rails as a safety
measure?
6. Where is the world's longest
stretch of straight railway track
—in Canada, Russia, the United
States or Australia?
7. What is the averarge cost of treat-
ed crossties laid in a railway track
—$2, $3, or $4 each?
8. Is the highest point reached by
railroad in the U.S.A. in Colorado,
Utah, Idaho or California?
9. What is a tranfer track — a
siding used to load and unload
freight cars at a factory, a track
used to transfer freight from one
car to another, or a track used to
move cars from one railroad to
another?
10. What is the average cost of a
Diesel locomotive unit — about
$75,000, $100,000, $125,000 or
$150,000?

Answers
1. Box car. 2. Utah. 3. Same as in the
United States (4 feet, 8½ inches). 4. On a
daily rental, (or per diem) basis. 5. Rails laid
parallel to the track rails. 6. Australia. 7.
About $3.00 ($2.99 in 1951). 8. In Colorado. 9. A
track used to transfer freight from one car to
another. 10. $150,000.