Abstract
The following notes are based upon the results of tests conducted by the authors during the autumn months of 1907 on a section of the Lehigh Canal near Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania. The object of the tests was to determine: a. Pull required to propel canal boats at various speeds and with varying numbers of boats in tow. b. The relative merits, for the purpose contemplated, of locomotives supplied by trolley and operating upon a track of 42-in. gauge, and a monorail system. c. The best speed and length of tow as fixed by physical conditions. d. The power required to operate the canal between Coalport and Bristol. e. The equipment required for such operation.
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