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Dead-weight.

The weight of the vehicle of any kind; that which must be transported in addition to the load. The extent of deadweight in railway traffic may be judged from the following estimate: —

Pounds.
Weight of locomotive and tender104,000
One baggage-car25,000
Three 56-seat passenger-cars84,000
One sleeping-car40,000
——–
253,000

These cars, if filled, will carry about 194 passengers, which will give 1,304 pounds of dead-weight for each person carried.

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