The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-19
SOUTHERN RAILROAD PROGRESS.
what the south ~ Doing In fhc way
OF Hallway Construction

pleted n short extension OF its Quantit
Branch to the Potomac at QnantiC
Landing the Alexandria and Fredc
icksburg rod has been graded an
made ready Tor quick completion
considerable progress has been ma
in an extension Of the Washingto
and Ohio road from Hamilton to Win
chester, the Lynchburg and DanVii
road has been graded for Il large pa.
Of its length; and the preparations hay
been made for the construction {
other important lines.
Winchester q Strasburg. Com
pleted from Winchester southwest
Strasburg, 10 miles, forming, am tx
tension Of the Baltimore ana ONO
Company's Shenandoah Valley line
WEST VIRGINIA.
Cheapeake and Ohio. Westtrl
Division completed from the ,ermihG
of the road ~ Huntington, on ne Oll
river near the mouth Of the KanaWha
eastward 10 the mouth OF New rive
at Charleston, West Virginia, ninety
eight miles.
NORTH CAROLINA.
We think that y or two shor
lines have been completed II
this State. Tie names and locations
of which we have not been able t.
ASCERTAIN. Preparations have beef
made for the construction OF n linz
from Salisbury Southeastward t
meet the Northeastern road Of S0iIIl
Carolina. Some grading has beel
done for lines which extend WESTWARD
from the line between Danvi!le ana
Charlotte, and there are rumors thaI
means are secured for the completion
Of the road across the mountains Il
East Tennessee.
Chatham Railroad. Extended from
Haywood (twenty-nine miles snulh'
west Of Raleigh southwest fifteen
miles to Sanford, on the Western rail-
road.
SOITII CAROLINA.
Port Royal Railroad Track laid
from the deep water terminus at Bat.
terry Point, on Port Royal Island,
nOthwc-t II miles.
Wilmington, Columbia and Angus
IA. A branch was constructed from
Sumter west to Columbia, l2miies.
GEORGIA.
Besides the construction noted be-
low. "A number Of lines in this state
have had "A considerable amount OF
work doue duuing the ytar. The most
porlant of these, perhaps, IS the AT,
lauia and Richmond Atlanta ana
Richmond Air Line, on which II large
amount degrading has been done, both
in Georgia and South Carolina. "A
considcrpblc portion Of the Brain
bridre, Cuthbert and Columbus rail-
road. from Columbus southwest, has
bpru Graded, and also the Brunswick
and Albany, between Albany and
riuiala. Grading has been commenced
on "a branch Of the southwestern from
Albany southwest to EIakely, and on
other roads.
Brunswick and Albany Track ex-
tended from WillicooChee, 100 miles
west Of Brunswick, west to Albany,
r. miles. -,
Cherokee Railroad Track was laid
ON this railroad date the tartcrsVllIe
and Van WaIU from the Western ana
Atlantic railroad Al CaltcrsViIle south
west to Van Vert, % miles.
FLORIDA.
A very important contract was
made last summer for the completion
Of the jacksonville, Pensacola and
Mobile westward about 200 miles,
entirely across West Florida, whose
traffic il will be able 70 carry. Work
is in progress ON this line.
Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile.
Track extended lro'n Quincy west
T. miles.
ALABAMA.
A number Of lines had sections
compl,.ed or very ncariy 80, at the
close Of last year, and 1t Is possible
lhal some Of these had part Of their
track laid III 1871. The most i'm
uortant uf the lines completed IL the
Alabama aud Chattanooga, which
COMPLETES The shortest existing iInc
bet Wcyn New Orleans and New YORK.
An important line in progress, with
considerable grading done north of the
completed section, Is the SOuth ana
North Alabama, which viii compete
IL sholt North and South line rom
Lake Michigan TO Mobile and Pcn-
sucolu. General Forests Selma, Ma
rion and Memphis" road has been
GRADED nearly across the state, ana
was to he completed to Columbus,
Mississippi, by this time. A very long
line put under contract lately IL the
Mobile and Northwestern, most OF
when, however, will bcih Mississippi.
Very little progress, so far rs we can
lcarII. La. been made with the Mobile
and Alabama Grand Trunk or the
Selma and Gulf.
South and North Alabama. Elk.
tended from Calera (G2 Miles north OF
MONTGOMERY north 81 miles t. a
junction with the Alabama and Chat-
ianooga road at Birmingham.
Mobile and Alabama Grand trunk,
Track laid from Mobile north ~
miles.
Tuskegee Railroad line Of three
feet pauge completed from ChehaW
southwest to Tuskegee, five miles.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans, Mobile and Texas
Completed from "A point opposite New
Orleans up the Mississippi to Donald
sonville, 81 Miles.
TEXAS.
The linss completed in this State are
chiefly important and promising. Inc
International will be probably be the
longest within the borders of any
single State. The Houston and Texas
Central will soon he completed 70 Ked
River, opening mail communication
between Galveston and Kansas City
and the Great Lakes. The construction
of the Texas Pacific is likely to be COM
menced during the current year. Also
u connection will be made with rail-
road across Louisiana to New Orleans,
whicl, il very much needed
Southern Paciiic.-Extended from
HaIlville west to Longview, ID miles.
Houston and Great Northern-Com-
pleted from Houston north, 10 miles.
Houston and Texas Central.-FX-
tended from KOsse north to Corslcan-
ma, IS miles.
Western Division extended from