Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-19
Railroad Affairs.

From the National Intelligencer we extract
the following items in relation to railroad al
fairs
I'VE understand that engineers are in the
field surveying routes toward, near, and al
Georgetown, the object being, it is understood,
to procure communication, by bridging and
tuunelling, between the present line of the b.
& o. railway, Washington branch, and the
Aqueduct bridge, which is now said to be in
the hands of company, owning lands on the
Virginia side of the river, and which company
looks to or has relations with MIR. Garrett,
whereby, through q railway on the bank OF the
canal, (authori2ed by the State of Virginia,
he may have close connection with the Orange
and Alexandria railroad. Should events take
such turn as that, and should the through
travel between the North and the South take
the direction indicated, then a depot fol-
Washington would probably be established on
the line of Seventh street west. upon some
street near the outskirts Of the city.
We hear that the management OF the b. u
O. railway has essayed negotiations for the
purchase or lease of the Washington and Alex
andria railroad. A fabulous sum is named in
the connection. The question Of title to the
property being in a condition of dispute In the
courts, nothing definite or determiuate, we take
it, can be arrived at in respect to q conveyance
Of right and title.
The report prevails that the rights existing
under the charter Of the Alexandria and Fred
ericksburg railroad are at the command of the
B. g. 0. railway management, and that IN the
event that the Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
way Company should run their road down to
AQUA creek,sthe former will be speedily built,
so as to assure rapid through route to the
B. & o. railway, Washington Branch.
We learn from an entirely reliable source
that large number OF men will commence
work next week upon sections of the Metropol-
itau railway Immediately north OF the city. 1t
is stated that something like two hundred are
working in the neighborhood of Gaithersville,
the point at which branch is to extend to
Laurel, and is to constitute the main stem OF
the B. & O. railway east of the Monocacy, thus
leaving the line of the PatapscO for local travel
only. Should the courts here decide against
the B. 4 O. railroad company In the respect
of the grade at | street, it is understood that
the present track OF the railway this side OF
Bladensburg will not be worked, aud that the
city will be reached by the trains upon track
DETECTING from the present one beyond the city
limits, and reaching the depot ny way OF the
Metropolitan road.
1t is now stated that Mr.. II. d. Cooke, who
is now in Europe, has effected a loan for the
extension of the Loudonn and Hampshire rail
road, which will do so much for Georgetown.
We acknowledge to have felt much surprise
ct the intelligence that work was progressing
upon the Loudoun and Hampshire railway,
beyond Leesburg, westwardly towards the gaps
of the Blue Ridge. We were the more sur
prised when the Baltimore Sun recommended
the route as q fit one for approprlating any
means of Washington for its extension to Win
chester, and on to the coal fields beyond. This
route would be a feeder to Baltimore, Ito
which we have no objection, if the Washing
ton branch of the B. & 0. railway runs to the
Aqueduct bridge"