Virginia Coal (on the Potomac)
June 12, 2026Contracts on Winchester-Harpers Ferry RR Line Filled
June 12, 2026Improved rail-road cars–six wheels.– We learn that Mr. Wernwag, of Harpers-Ferry, has been engaged for some time in the construction of a six-wheeled rail-road car. This is a great desideratum; for the flying off of any one wheel will not prevent the car from continuing on its course– and a serious accident on a rail-road will be next to impossiblity. We consider rail-road travelling, even now, to be far safer than steam-boating and staging, and with this contemplated improvement, it will be the perfection of safety. [ Winchester Republican;
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