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 tender | 104,000 |
| One baggage-car | 25,000 |
| Three 56-seat passenger-cars | 84,000 |
| One sleeping-car | 40,000 |
| ——– | |
| 253,000 |

