Sunbury American And Shamokin Journal

Durable Rail Ways,

This important desideratum in the construction of Rail Roads, has at length been attained, so that not merely an "iron ribbed" road, but the entire superstructure of that material may now be considered as practicable. This improvement combines economy, durability, and beauty, and is the invention of Mr. J. Spaulding and Mr. Isherwood, practical engineers on the New York and Erie Rail Road. Two arches, of ten feet each, of this invention is now in use on the Ithaca and Owego Rail Roads. half a mile west of this village, over which the regular trains pass every day, It has also been subjected to severe tests, and a single arch sustained a pressure of more than twenty tons. We understand that a branch road from Factoryville, in this county, to the Pennsylvania line, four miles in length, is forthwith to be constructed on this plan, and the castings are now being made. This invention is of great importance. It will produce an entire revolution in the construction of Rail Roads, as it can be built cheaper than the common mode, and its durability is beyond computation, It will open a new market for the immense beds of ore with which our country abounds, and obviate the necessity, now unavoidable, of depending upon England for rails. All who have examined the piece in operation are struck with its simplicity, beauty and strength-its advantages are incalculable.-Owego Advertiser.