New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-08

ton. PA miles from NewYork. There is road from
Birehamton to Syracuse sevc1tyDine miles
From Owego 23G miles from New-York, there is a
road 60 Ihscs, twenty eight miles north. From
Eluirs 273 miles from New. York, there is road to
Canandaigus sixty -four miles, and to Niagara Fais
le2 miles There is also road south from Eimira
to Philadelphia, the same distance as TO Ner-York.
From Coming, 29l mies from New.York, there Is
road to Batavia, ninety miles, and foty-fve miles
further to Buffalo Another road from Corniog TO
Blossburg Pa, forty miles.
From Hornellsville, 33l miles from New York, there
is a road rnety ore miles to Buffalo, which Is now
operated by tie Erie company, SO that cars run
through from Buffalo TO Jersey City, 422 miles, with
out changing.
These 7, ads, ss well as the Lake Shore road from
Buffalo TO EIie and westward all contribute to the
busrtss of the Erie road, and hence its magnitude.
The ergth of all the tracks of main road and
branches owned by the company, not including those
Of other companies, would make singe.track road
7j5 miles long.
It's not easy to state the cost Of the road track
separate from the rolling stock and other property Of
the road but there single miles that cost to grade
and get ready for the iron LEES than $4,000 per
mile; and there lie one bridge that over the Stsrucca
creek near the village Of Susquehanna which is built
upon seventeen stone arches, the highest of which Is
100 feet and the entire length Of the bridge is sixteen
humid ed feet, and the cost $500, 900 dollar.
In the same vicinity there is sno'her bridge across
mountain gorge only 276 feet in length but $50 feet in
hight.
The most expensive part of the grading for any con-
siderable distance that along the Delaware river,
where the bed of the road is sometimes constructed
upon eoge formed by blasting off portion of the
almost perpendicular mountain side or cutting away
the hard rocky points that project into the river TO
such on extent that it almost incredible TO those
who know the character of the country and the extent
OF the obstructoIs, that roadway could be formed
by any praaicable amount Of expenditure
Another very expensive part Of the road was the
forced termination at Permont, where million Of
moIey was wasted that might have been much better
expended upon terminus at this city, where the
company were finally forced TO come.
The distance from Jersey City to Dunkirk is 4j9
miles, and this is by the morning and evening e1-
press trains in sixteen hours. Beside the express trains
there is through train carrying the mail leaving at
e O'Clock A. NJ. and Slipping over night at Owego,
ard emigrant train that leaves every evening. Be-
side these there are accommodation trains way trains,
mi rains stock trains and freight trains enough 10
confuse to think of yet gil wo'k with regularity
TIE enable our readers to form some opinion of the
magnitude Of railroad operations we have been at
some pains to ASCERTAIN the number of engines and
cars on the Eie road and have coupled them all in
one tIain in Imagination which think will surprise
every one in its extent
The following s the number now in use, as near as
it can be ascertained, as slight changes are made
every day.
The power consists of the almost incredible number
OF 203 locomotives.
About ore third of these are employed to move pas
seDger trains.
Fcss. pa,,,nser lo2 Platform freight
secoDd class passenger % Cattle freight go
Bsssus us express IS Trucks for lumber &C.,. 100
Box fTt igbt.cars ...........lZ S2 -
Total number Of locomotives and cars Of all kinds SlsS
If these were coupled together in one train 1t would
reach from Jersey City to GodwnvIe we Paterson,
distance Of twenty-one miles, and would be able to
seat 500 passengers and also toca1y aosd offroght
that may be imagined TO contain the following arti-
cles, if the cars were all loaded equally:
Bsrre of -four - 4Ss
bushels Of 1910
Bushels Of oats and corn. 1870
Number Of cattle (syersgins IS nd to aoa,) 4lS5
Number Of SHEEP (sversgDg lis head TO carl. 1872
Number Of hogs us TO ......,.......'' ~ 80
Tuns ofmerol anoise 70 tuns to carl 2S2
Tuns OF coal lt tuns to car zy0
Lumber Us cwt per lM)...............feet.22
Or in case of emergency, this road, with this power,
would Re abe TO transport from Lake Erie to thi, city
in one day 100 900 soldiers And this is only out
of eight roads centering in this city that could be
used for the purpose. Verify our railroads, in
place OF Notifications are stronger than all Sevsstopo