Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-06-17
ohio central RaIlroad.

1t is generally understood that the ears Wilde,
running. over the whole length. Of ihisfoad ftoni
Columbus TO Wheeling, by the first of September
Atthe. monthly meeting of the Directors ofsthe
Baltimore aud Ohio railroad on Wednesday, MI.
Bollman, who. with Mr.. Done, had Teen deputed
by Mr.. Harrison, the president. 10 make an exam
ination of the Ohio Genital Railroad at the soic.
ltation of its officers, made asreport, III which he
gave it as his opinion that the road will csrtaialy
be ready Tor business by the first week in Septe-
Der, if The company can command means as fast as
required and the work yet to be done be prosecut-
ed with the vigor that marks the present endeavors
of those engaged upon it. Mt. BoIIman, who is n
mon of great railroad experience, made the exaii-
ination section by section. and The following is
synopsis oil portion of its interesting details.
OF the Unfinished portion of the road between
the OHIO river and Cambridge, n large part of the
road bed, in, detached sections, is now ready for
the track, The tunnels of which there ore four,
are alcompleted, we'll formed and in good condi-
ton exceptthe'one at Cambridge, which, althoue IL
IN USE Is mol entirely flushed. Ali the tunnels,
all the bridge masonry, anda large potion of the
grading bets9een Cambridge and the Ohio river
distance OF 81 miles, are maze for double track.
Secuons A and So, expected to be the last fn-
lshed, can be done by the latter part of august
next Sections 4S, 81 ami so would require about
twomoHths labor. Besides these there are 10 9TH
er sections that would require from three 10 five
weeks work 10 complete. The remainder of the
81 miles IS now ready Tor the track, and the track
layers are placing about hh1f mile per day from
Cambridge east. He understands that the laying
OF the track was alSH begun at The OHIO river end
OF the line on the 9Th inst. = tats9
The engineering characteristics of The line are
reported very favorable for the economical trans
port of freghts and high speed passenger trains
the gradients and curvature being much, lighter
thansmoSt OF the great lines of the country A
speed of IS miles an. hour can be readily main
tanned by express trains with safety andregularty.
A very Important feature for the safety OF traveI
and such as will admit of great regularity and
speed oil Trans IS the fact that neatly the whole
line OF the road is already fenced up. and provis
ION is gradually being made Tor fencing the BAL
ancs. rsIndsedIa with occasional exceptance, the
road runs through Succession of enclosed Iarms
IN high state of cultivation. "a ss's5l &
The equipment of the road, Zone third of which
Is already IN use,) will be So large engines and
about S15 cars, costing about SS40, 000-eqaal to
S6,l16 per mile, mare than the average. upon
the leading roads Of the United States Tie ca
pacty OF rlis inacbinery to ftsights and pas
Sengers will be daily, as olIowS:EF feights q $40
tons; passengers, 500. i !! = .sS.l'st - - s.
The crossing of the Ohio will be by a steam fer
Iy beat, built with sufficient capacity TO carry
across whole passenger trains or halt "a freight
train,reachiug dhe river iy grade thnt will admit
of the usiils of locomotive powef, and avoiding
stationary inaehipery entirely. AT The point sim
ated forcrosshg 40 difficulty will occur to prevent
It's use at any sageof water, except extreme floods
the plan admitting of a. range fiom the lowest
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