Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-04-26
Opening a New Railroad.
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TRIAL TRIP OVER THE CONSOLIDATED PENN
sYLvANIA AND DELAWARE RAILWAY.
A train Of cars passed Wednesday from
Pomeroy, Pa, to Delaware City, over the
consolidated roads formerly known as the
Delaware 4 Pennsylvania and the Penn
sylvania Il Delaware Railroads, but now
united uuder the name of the latter and
leased to the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany.
The trip was one Of inspection TO great
extent, and the excursionists consisted
largely Of railroad men. Amongst those
present were VIM. II. Wilson, chief engi-
neer of the Pennsylvania Railroadj MT.
Strickland Kneass, Assistant President,
and Charles T.. Pugh, General Agent Of
PennHylvAnia Railroad Dennis Kelley,
Director Of the West Chester Railroad :
Charles Weller, President of the Pennsyl-
vania and Delaware Railroad; Walter Z.
Mitchell, Secretary Of the same, and +. b
Nicholson, John NJ. Pomroy, Geo. W.
Smith, e.. b. Money, Directors; Geo. e.
Lobdell President, aud Job jackson and +.
Robinson, Directors Of the Wilmington and
Western Railroad Anthony Higgins,
ESQ, Col John W. Forney, of the Press !
Thomas nj. Coleman. Esq, of the Philadel.
phia Ledger, Joseph Bullock, James X. Nc
Clure, William Reybold, Samuel Stokes,
William Ernst, George n Jones' Chandler
Phillips, 5. NJ Curtis, William ID. Clark
George W. smith. Martin Landenberger,
Samuel r. Parke, Mr.. Elliott and others.
The excursion was a very pleasant one,
and the party was handsomely entertained
by the citizens on its arrival at Delaware
City.
This road our readers of course under.
stand, runs from Delaware City, via New
ark, Landenberg and Ayondale, to Pome'
roy, where II connects with the Pennsylva'
mia Railroad, its total length being some
forty miles.
AT Landenberg it connects with the VIII.
mington & Western r. H.. which thus Sc
cures over Its northern end connection with
the Pennsylvania Central at POmeroy.
II is expected that the leasing OF this road
by the Pennsylvania Central Company will
make great water shipping point Tor III
western freight, the river there being open
when navigation to Philadelphia is entirely
closed. OF course the fine old town Is jubi
liant over the prospect of its becoming ,
city in fact as well as name.
INSPECTION OF THE wILMNoToN AND
WESTERN ROAD.
The excursionistB intended to return owe
over the Delaware road, but abandoned tina
idea when il was found the Wilmington :
Western had an engine waiting for them a
Landenberg, and returned over this road
They were much pleased with the ride 4
this city and congratulated the officers OF
their smooth and we'll balanced track ant
on the time they made the distanee-4i
minutes. When the party arrived in thu
city the train was run over the p , W, b y
tracks to the Jackson & Sharp Car Work
and the company shown through this hiYi
OF industry. They were gratihed and as
tOnished at what they saw there and mad
q minute examination Of everything con
nected with the establishment.
On their way down Chief Engineer VII
son, Of the p. r. r., carefully inspected tn
Wilmington s. Western road and com
mended Its curves and general engineering
and its construction.