Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1832-05-18
NoRRIsTowN RAIL ROAD.


NORRISTOWN RAIL ROAD.
The location of the line of the Philadelphia.
and Germantown and Norfistown Rail Road,
is now nearly completed to the Wissahiccon
Greek, in the neighborhood of the mills. 1t
will pass thence to plymoth, and through The
Lime and Mardleregions to Norristown at Sto-
my Greek.
The road begins at the corner OF Ninth and
Spring Garden streets. the latter of which 10 an
hundred and twenty feet wide. Here is pla-
Iced the Car House; large enough to decomo-
date from fifty to seventy-hve cars and engines
Attached to this building are Offices for the
Engineers, Managers, Collector &c.
| Cars for the conveyance of passengers have
been built ut Baltimore, under the direction OF
stockton. Stokes, and INLAY; and four of these
highly finished and of the best materials and
most approved construction, are now in the
Gar House. The President is blue and gold;
the Philadelphia sage and gold; the Robert
Norris green and gold; the Benjamin frnukhn
maroon and gold. The whole number of pas
lsenger cars is to be twenty.
i A Locomotive Engine, made by Stephen
son, is now on its way from England. Ano-
Ither is building by Mr.. Baldwin of this City;
{ land third at West Point.
Six miles of the road, to Church Lane. in
weeks.
4 The stone block for the support of the rails
are set in foundation of broken stone, from
three to four feet deep made exceedingly solid
,lby ramming. The blocks are chiefly granite
! from Brandywine, Quarryvillc and Frankfort.
r he Iron is the Edge Rail- -malleabe-rol.
| lied or wrought: fixed in cast tchairs of WelcF
manufacture. Each bar about fifteen feet long
and weighs about one hundred and sixty-fivs
pounds; costing about fifty six dollars til.
tIton.
i r he road goes out as far as Cohocksinl
Greek, on graded surface seventy feet wild,
lon each side of which streets have been open
led. These are to be paved this summer; ant
y several squares of brick building are to be e
rected.
I Over cohotsihk Creek, in front of Camaek'.
cottage, is very large Viaduct, with walls
fleet thick, ornamental masonry, &c. AT tn,
{ Township; line, the Railroad passes under til,
: common road, which is carried over by hea
Ivy bridge. The Deep Cut is at Chapters Hill
where there is an excavation of forty feet thro
very hard rock.
II The turnpike is crossed by Lattice Bridge
of seventy feet span, without pier: the abut
E ments having circular steps and railings.-
This is not yet quite finished.
Fishers Lane is crossed by beautiful ston,
bridge, the arch of which is thirty-three fee
: in the clear. Here, as the road proceeds, the
trails have the rock for foundation. Tn,
alcountry is broken, and remarkably
n The six miles terminates at Church Lane, {
rlshort distance from the Main Strset..of German
town. e..
d z he streets in Spring Garden, at the point,
E where it is necessary to allow the rails to BIZ
crossed by vehicles of any description, are fit
! ted for that purpose by q. very simple invention
Al Wooden sleepers, plated with Iron, are laid OF
leach side of the rail, all inch higher than its up
per surface; the street being built upon the out
side ofeach of the sleepers.
Il BY supplement to the Act of Incorporation
| passed at the last session of the Legislature
1.-THE Company has transportation bozoers, as wei
as the right to receive tolls.
4 The usual number of passengers, daily tray
lcliing between Philadelphia and Germantown
lat the ordinary stage fares, or even at less, will
pay the interest of the cost of constructing thu
six miles. Curiosity, and the desire of enjoy
/. ing most refreshing and agreeable exercise
will attract hundreds on every fine day --Sat
Couriers
! ELEGANT EXTCACT.
!, Give me to know that the doctrines of Te
, sus is bread from heaven, and that it sustain
the spirit and prepares ie for heaven, and wei
.