Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-08
The War Of the Railroad Kings.

There has been considerable delay of late of
passenger trains and mails between Washington
and New York, and il has been reported that
the cause of il was from the Pennsylvania rail-
read refusing TO continue through rates with the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, but il see ms that
this report is untrue. though from the bitter
feeling between the two coDpsniesit is an event
not unlikely to happen. According to the Bal
timore American, which gives an intelligent
chapter to the existing railroad complications
in Ithis quarter, the Pennsylvania railroad
would have refused to continue through-rute
arrangements with the Baltimore and Ohio upon
the completion of the through line via the
Union and Baltimore and Potomac tunnels
copying in this respect the policy of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad when it had the advan-
tage, had not unusual influences interfered.
From the bitter rivalry between the two
roads it is not likely that the Pennsylvania
railroad will fOrego its advantage long.
There are now symptoms of railway move
ments of great magnitude in continuation of
this rivalry. The New York and Washington
through line via the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road has always been the source of a large in
come 70 the latter 70 d, and the preservation of
its through connection with New York is also
essential TO its through freight arrangements,
so that the Baltimore and Ohio railroad can
hardly afford to held its New York connection
at the mercy OF its rival
The Baltimore and Potomac railroad, although
theoretically road from Baltimore to Pope's
creek, with a side branch to Washington, is
really part Of the stem of the southern through
route of the Pennsylvania railroad. OF all this
route extending from New York to Texas the
only portions not under the control of the Penn
sylvaDia railroad is Virginia road eighty-three
miles long and the road between Philadelphia
and Baltimore. The PENNSYLVANIA railroad has
n e., y q Ill.
troll Of Its through connections, and it has long
desired to lease the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore railroad. The stock of that road
however, is in the hands of compsI ativey few,
and IL is hardly possible that the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad can get the control of it. It is, there
fore, to be expected that it should endeavor to
establish some other connection.
Whatever may be asserted to the contrary
the american declares that the new road now
br slding between Philadelphia and Baltimore
has something 10 90 with the plans of the PENN
sylvaDia railroad, ga its junction with the
Northern Central railroad conclusiyely shows
The Maryland and Pennsylvania railroad, as
that portion of the line within this state is
called, Is probably building under the charter
OF the defunct Maryland Central railroad,
The portion in Pennsylvania, known as the
state Line and Juniata, is building under a !
charter obtained in ISL, which is of such plia-
Die sort as to cover every contingency for going
IN almost any direction. The line passes near |
West Chester, through Oxford, Belair, and |
near TowsOntown to the Northern Central |
railroad; glance at the map will show this |
route to be almost an air line. Work upon it 1
was begun over sixteen months ago, and has |
been carried on very secretly; large forces are |
now at work on the road, both in MARYLAND and |
Pennsylvania.
What will be the course of the Baltimore and |
Ohio railrosd is as yet purely conjectural. jay |
Gould is said to be pushing ahead the road |
through New Jersey and across the peninsula, |
and the Baltimore and Ohio road will doubtless |
make connection with it by a railroad ferry |
from Canton to Locust Point, but this line from |
It's water rsnsits will be subject to Interrupt
tons from bad weather and ice that il can
hardly be depended upon a regular route |
more probable course is indicated in the follow
ing: While the Pennsylvania railroad was run
ming its cars from New York to Washington via |
the Northern Central railroad, President Hinck- |
ley, Of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti- |
more railroad, stated to An interviewer that If |
the Pennsylvania railroad persisted in such pol.
icy, the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti- |
more railroad would have its own line to New |
York. When the new road between Philadel-
phia and Baltimore is completed this threat |
may be put in execution, and the Baltimore /
and Ohio and the Philadelphia, Wilmington |
and Baltimore railroads build the road in con- |
Junction This would explain the strange quiet |
win which the Baltimore and Ohio railroad re- |
garded the establishment of the present tunnel
route. 1t may only be waiting for the construc- |
sio,. OF a new road to bring matters to proper /
condition Tor 1t to come forward again, and |
meanwhile IT Ca finish its read to Chicago.