Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1847-09-30

ROAD, as my uata III establishing Inc
cost per mile of the Alexandria and
| Shenandoah railroad.
The first l3 mics from Alexandria,
Of the Shenandoah road, vii follow the
! route as surveyed for the Falmouth and
Alexandra road in 1886, for which
! Mr. Shaw. made an estimate. The
| county between the Is miles station
and the Thoroughfare Mills, distance
of % miles BY the proposed railway,
is similar j its appearance ana in its
geological formation traversed by the
Wayrenton bfanch railroad as surveyed
in 1896. Ne line from the Thorough.
fare Mills to Salem passes up valley
admitting of a railway location upon
/ very fayorable ground, the curvature B
grade Will be light and the grading ea-
| sy, and the remainder ofthe route from
Salem 10 the Shenandoah will not be
as expensive to grade as that portion
ST the Falmouth and Alexandria rail.
road, between the town of Falmouth
( and Providence meeting house, and
! from that point two miles south Of the
( Occoquan river, aeraNs. that river to
Long Branch, a, the i3 miles station
from Alsxandria. +
Mr.. Shaw estimated the cost nj
grading the Ridge route of railroad,
at $15, 78l 38 per, mile, but thought
that on a retrace Of the line, and re.
duction in the price OF excavation and
enbankment from Ia to Is cents per
cubic yard, chat the grading may be
reduced to $lO,666 per mile He es.
Inmates the cost of grading the branch
TO Warenton at $40, 500 per mile, and
under the reduction in the cost of mo.
wing the materials, he makes the cost of
grading only $3.50 per mile. Now,
as one-third of the line from Alexan.
! dria to the Shenandoah will be similar
in character to the line followed by the
Warrenton branch, and as the other
two-thirsis of the line will not be more
expensive than the main line Of the
Falmouth and Alexander railroad, we
) may safely state the cos, of the pro.
posed railway to the Shenandoah for
grading, masonry, bridging, &c., at
$40, 424 per mile; but | will assume in
my estimate sum sufficient to GOV.
er all contingent expenses, and allow
$4,000 per mile. This estimate is
{ for a roadway graded for single track
II feet wide on embanknents and is
feet wide in excavation, the bridges
and culverts being constructed for a
double track.
Estimated cost Of the Alexandra &
Marlinsburg Railroad, first division,
from Alexandria to the Shenandoah riv.
er-70 miles; grading, masonry, bridg.
ing. &C., 20 miles, at $4,000 per
mile $54O, 900
'Superstrncture of 10 miles at
+ $1,000 per mile 490,000
Depots, water stations, en-.
gIne houses, Locomotives,
Cars, Sc. 10000
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Tota! 81 ,5O0,O0n
or $2l. 448 81 per mile
Second division, from Shen4
andnah to Winchester,
grading, masonry, bridg-
/ ing, g.. II miles, at $12.
0U0 per mile 1904 900
Supers,ructnre at $1,000 per
mile $4,000
Bridge over the Shenandoah
river 10000
DEPICTS. water stations, Lo-
como'ives, Cars, Sc. 10000
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Third d rG';' f..n wiz. s40s'Y
chester to Martinsburg, 90
miles, grading. masonry,
| bridges, SC. at $4,000
prrmilr 1915, 900
supers'ructure a, $1,000 per
mile 1el, 600
Depots, water stations, Lo-
comotives, Cars, &c. 10000
Total $497 900
Total cost Of the Road from
Alexanafia to .Maripsburg
grading, masonry, bridges,
Land condemnation, Sc. 81, 360. 600
Suprrsiulcinne, no mile, at
$1,000 per mile 10000
Depotss water stations, Turn
outs, Repairing shops, To-
seno'iveS, Cars, Ngine
houses, SC. PIC, 600
49,
Total %. 400. GO :.
Ior SOL ,81Sper miles
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