Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-19

THE FIRST TRIP OVER TIE LYScnBURG EATEN
SION OF THE ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD.
On Saturday last by invitation the writer made
one of very pleasant company Though small on
account Of the Indictment weather. that started
from this city, at u o'clock q, m, TOR Lynchbarg,
by the new route, just opened
Nothing worthy Of note occurred during theride
to Gordousyille, except that our company increas-
ed somewhat in numbers at each Station; and at
Gordonsville was further added to. in the person
of o. NJ. Crutchfela. Sneaker of the House Of
Delegates Of Virginia; e III Lynch, Senator from
Campbell; DR.. Smith Delegate from Amherst; DR..
Z kidwell, of the Board of Public Works aud
Others.
Afera delay Of Is minutes, occupied in chang
ing passengers with the Central road. aud turning
our locomotive on to the track If the Virginia Cen
trail rna1 at 4 o'clock 30 minutes, we started
fer CHAR tc,vlc, where we arrived at - min
utes he.uIe O'Clock, ard were invited to the Cen
tral Hotel, to partake Of an excellent dinner pre-
pared and III waiting FOR Us. After leaving Cor
donsvic, the Orange cars travel over the Crritral
Road for % miles, and between GordunsyIlle and
Charlottesville there four Stations. viz: Lin
saws Gotham kcswick. and Shadwell. Dun er
rat Charlottesville, at Is minutes pas; o'clock,
the whistle of the connective sounded and the Or
'ders from Conductor Paul. were heard, ill aboard
and adding to our company the editors nf Il two
papers published at Charlottesville and others on
We went towards Iynchburg the cn,ie company
seeming as hnppy as possible, notwithstanding
the rain continued 10 descend in torrents.
The track op Tie Extension with two or three
exceptions. (where the drainage is not good as
is desrable but which together do not e1 ICED a
mile in length is as solid and good any road IN
the country, being generally baliasted with stone,
which is abundant on most of the line. This road
is built through one Of the most uneven PORTIONS
of the State, requiring heavy cuts and deep fills
many OF the cuts reaching to nearly 100 feet in
depth, and If immense length, several of their be-
ing through solid rock. The cut at BoLs Creek
said to he the heaviest on the route it was found
impossible I'd complete in time for the onening Of
the road, and there has been constructed a tempo
rary track, coo feet in length on part of which
the grade cannot be much less than zoo feet TO tho
mile. but, although built for temporary track it
is as we'll constructed (the heavy grade exccpted)
as any of the permanent track on the route, and is
'as safely passed over.
The bridges on the road were built by the con-
tractor, Mr.. NJ. Placide, and are worthy spcci-
mems of his skill in this line. Tie one over I've
River. the dividing limo between Amherst and
Nelson counties, is four hundred and fftv feet
long, consisting of three spans of one hundred and
fifty feet EACH and is seventy three feet ohove the
water. The bridge over Fuckers Run, in Nelson
county is one hundred feet long and seventy feet
high. From passenger, we learned that Just be-
fore the completion Of this bridge, a man at work
GU the top of it, fell into the water below, (the
water being but six feet in depth and come out
without assistance, .unhurt, and resumed his
work.
Between Charlottesville and Lynchburg, there
are eight Stations, named as follows Seottsyille.
Covesville, Faher's Mill, r. ckfsh. Livingston,
Arlington, New Glasgow. and Amherst {. H., nj
sal of which we stopped and took up passengers.