Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-07-26

partially whole however, has been kept good rum
ming order .t w.rr ...r
mouth of Dog River final gade the balance together with
the track Montpelier will require be raised from six inch
es to has been the intention of your Engineer and
still his DESIRE gravel the track (where it is laid sub
grade road opened and put the whole
feet running order.
Balasting the first quality found within reasonable haul
throughout the whole length of the road and may safely
said other road in New England exces the Vermont Cen
trail for the quantity quality of its grading material Two feet
is the medium thickness of the balasting The surface of the
road bed when finished off final grade will be sixteen feet in
width embankments and thirteen feet in width between the
side dchcs excavations With road bed of this width lit
being wider between the slopes
roads generality and with such depth of baasng, it pre-
sumption say that it will be second in this country
The masonry and wooden superstrucure of the bridges will
compare favoraby with other roads New England The
perstrucure of most of the bridges built upon the Burr pan
called which by competent judges the approved and
best adapted rail roads, especially where engines of the first
class are used
The Grading Masonry and Bridging of portion Ct the road
between Montpelier and Mddesex Waterbury, progressing
vigorously completion. The rails will be laid to Middcsex
early in the month of August and Waterbury September
Most of the work remaining unfinished line
Burlington has been relet since the first instant favorable
terms for the Company. The work upon
and the whole may be finished with the exception rock
points, around which the track may temporarily laid
east end of the tunnel Burlington in all the present year
The location Of portion of the line in valley Win
ook river has been altered since portion the grading was
done When the original location made deemed i'm
practicable by the Engineer who located turn the river from
its old into channel This opinion has been found be
erroneous AT point the experiment has been already tried
and proved be successful To avoid the river the original To-
cation necessarily circuou and undulang and involved
the expense of heavy rock cuttings The object the
new location to make sraghe shorter and level
road The expense of building the will tina
have finished the old Therefore, reasonable could
exist as to the propriety of the alteration.
The Company have had fee Locomotive Steam Engines
large class, until within the present month"; when co additional
put upon the road.
Three regular trains have been of the time the
road opened Mortified two Passenger and Freight
Also two Gravel trains with occasional train for hauling
wood and materials for constructing the road
Passenger and Freight buildings have been put up the
stations between, Windsor and Montpelier with the exception
North Haand, West Hartford Sharon and Bantree; the
ter two of which buildings for Water Stations which
used temporarily for the accommodation of Passengers and Freight
The Company have upon the road Locomotive Steam
Engines of the first class three for Passengers and three for
Freight with eight wheels each and of larger size for
freight with Wheels also small sized engine with four wheels
eight wheel Passenger Cars wheel Post Office Bag
gage Car eight wheel baggage fifty eight wheel freight
four four wheel freight twenty eight wheel platform
lightweight four wheel gravel nine hand four four wheel
iron cars Plough the largest sze and several of
small size
1t has been thought be economical and advisable under
take the building limited number of Baggage and Freight
cars the repair shops in Northfeld This determination has
been brought about by various concung circumstances
L. For making the ordinary repairs of Engines and Cars
road of this length necessary have all the machinery the
repair shops that is required for making
2 The Company have surplus number of either pas
senger freight cars TODD the business vhch is being
upon the road deemed advisable necessary that
force of should be ready for and in at all times, which
requires sometimes twice number of hands keep them
that il does at others.
g. Upon line of road of this extent, where limited number
Of used it desirable and expeden chat sufficient
number of hands each department of repairs should always be
in readiness moments notice in of emergency make
the necessary repairs in the shortest possible time.
A. When the repairs light the wokmen can be pro6tably
employed constructing and by this consd
cradle saving will be made by keeping them constantly work
s. Timber and lumber suitable for building be pro-
cured NorthGed 5 so per cheaper than usually
obtained by builders
short time elapsed the of
decided upon, and have yet been finished
1oo "Post Office Express and Baggage" combined
have been commenced of which will be completed and put
upon the road about the first of August next and the other mme
diately thereafter.
TWntyfUe eight wheeled Freight in progress of
ucton fifteen of which forward state (ready to be put
together and will be finished and placed the track
early day. without the employment OF extra help other than