, 1873-01-04
RAILROAD NEWS.
A Double Track Betwoon Chi
cngo and Buffalo,
Purchase of the Louisville, New AL
bany g. Chicago Road by
Vanderbilt.

Shore l. Michigan Southern Railway has ncces-
STATED tho construction Of o second track from
Chicago to Duf1alo, and IT is the intention OF tho
Company to complete it as soon as possible.
Tho present year has boon devoted to finishing
tho work from Buffalo to Toledo, botweon which
points two trucks are now in use. Previous to
the spring OF 1879, thlrty-oight miles of double
track and siding vero in uso. Az soon ns tho
frost was out Of tho ground in tue spring, work
"a9 s,, VI 'iio Btauln8 ., 1nc loManns
fifty miles. Tho work on tho Buffalo Division
las boon worry heavy, and over ono million cubic
wards Of rnatorial hnvn ham mt unon Tho roai3.
~ =, ~ oo4s ''ooAs w. aus s.1 4ae' S.As'
~ "cconnnooaso tne ne" 1oao-pod' II haa
boon necessary to 1engthon tho masonry Of all
oulyorts bridgos, abutmontB. and cattle-euards
and tito occasion wns takon to rebuild al such
n' saas 'uo"so ,uo ,onss nooes04ts aot 10 oo"s'
o7or throo hundred pisces OF masonry haYe
Goon thus extended or rebuilt. In pituations
whore stono arohoe wcrc irnpracticabte. wrought
iron bridges placed on stone abatmonts hive
peun w., ueet.' Ano ne" ioaa'oou nasoeon oaAastea
With eighteon 1ncheH OF clean gravel. Tho
track~laying is work Of great magnitude, and
has boon carried on undor many diflo11]tlca
nu, s,es, auu utnot s"ppiles naYo nao 'c oe
ulstnbntod from tho Old track, without intor-
foring with tho running OF regular trains, which
number from sixty to eighty = ay. Tho rails used
~ ,ns seoua . anck ate sA ol Aneasn asoo SKY
Ponnos TO sno saro, anu are !ala On the hcat
white oak tics, all joints 1sh-plated and laid in
iron chnira. In addition to tho fifty miles Of
tracls 30 laid. tho gidinee 1,avo hoon NIL roo;1
and aoo I raia 'lu ror op IN ~ tha
track aa ,s ta nor 4Gs %ooaa n IN tno man
thora ho;nax Iae' ~ 10 '"e,ur moI ont
rnta IN ths ra tracl ~ u'4i t .e1 ~ s!pel
ow nanon;cs 50 oqncn;,r .I HILL
track and in te constpnotop M of epot bn5naa o ins
Iono 1oh H. al ni,;nan ~ ~ ~ hato
1,omraaolt Sa,ot - sEa - s1u ~ o1eGslTn u ING
r. = a,,ao ope ~ 1no Ioo1 - stTeot.
tiyo c. aud is IL to tho tp aao u affrae1 Hnte
N'"A ~ o,on rr,So von 1,vnrnonv
nn,. ,,i..,s;io uo4n 1ntsu fom EsEHin0pY. M',
r,ad n.a 1TiaSU san,, new nlnany ocago nalt
snn Gonnnnr and ~ tbssray ~ ,v J1 n.1 nsslat ~
thr erest 70 of ryava nuo n5' o.
Sow Yor a tho nno oeof sac 1cas 0T fho
~, ~" rorn oo'taa iu .no nuAo enore q Alch!
f;r,a ,ou I,oe 4as,atni b. ~ ~ sn;y a,y ygals tnls
tho;r ,riuto Ky W l,o IT, y csoase
M ro,n nq os sng da o. ho Along
IL. iputu nus puon cons.ooraa az result OF
ti,n 1anrast T.. tn ao toau nas naeIi one or
BANKRUPT nt no Stant day ~ ma enIa ~ooantis ~ 10
cnnamaed ~ ~ r1acaa i ars frn, a. sM? recently
Iii - ~ ~! .osGutcut - itn lnnnabelaeut WINCH
an1t,ip paeo !; H. ronu ~ gooa Mia
80, ~ ~ as eanllot 10 nut 1ielly
m = tno ,he rond ~ Of Uh
GaS", onao an tne +i toaa IL one OF mush
-na,1a ,,nao1i."ne9 '1 ~ tuom, Us inaoea' 70 tue
antEo i"n1t5 ~ IT, set toa1 ~ hg H.
liz; sIo entIo ieifta o. to ataso OF lnalana negln-
rt6 ~ Nom n1pnnS a1u .ell'atllg ~ 1lloa1gan
1.stt .t tans suIouen s somo o. tho rlehest and
ieat.n soc.toIls ~ !ne STATE Aach OF thH
,;s i TO uncaso' ~ she aalo OF the
' t,a mhacH w. g ~ ~ aiasou III !no an1efests OF
It iinno ~ o.sutu sonsnGln uairoad;
.,u. ~ 10 noL alone l1cal considered
M,rt,oat n,s oa fra H. 'use e 10 ucaso ana nc
Nol1mmess ho @ 1iom ana oonth Ataahtio otates W
o;or', ,,antas,t ~ ~ NoM m, .Apany u
~ oo!5 ai, W 1nleeui Ano complexion
H. euu easa1t tno orts ~ one ~ u o nGcossltloa OF
trr tau Ptnsens. g % uSl'a y ~ seazeu III noef III.
+ra.o ,,;a1,; aso nouta oecVo lug inost alfeot
- t ~, % H. ~ ~ Iaelno coast py the way
Oaot " ~ il nt ron en !, ths roh-
udiono 40 +I'ro, sta' pofslon u Noftnefh
t1;.aati,, trhtGG thoutGm Hn'Im passGs peeomea
- Tcm6 t..a'4tS naa na,d u S;a oago ~ alao runs
at - 81" 2,si "iAI, ~ tnc inseIaol9
p ~ 'no 5oAu, nAVg ueVef poen taoinl
t., .a a;t nao9 ~ ru eott IIalns IRON them