The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-25
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The baltimore aud Ohio short
mud Fast Line.


From what we hear We arc led to sup
no.e that the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
baye in contemplation at an early day
,be completion Of the Hemptield Road
between Washington, Pennsylvania, and
L,yton, on the ConnellsylllC Road, They
have now secured the absolute ownership
of ,be ConnelIsviIlo Road; have com.
Dle,ed their branch from Point Of Rocks
,o Washington City; also their road from
Chicago Junction, on their Lake Erie
division. to Chicago, and have thus OBJ.
t,jped. with the exception OF the thirty
milo. Of unfinished ETempGcld Road, the
heil,ie. for short line between BAltis
more and the West.
nsnot only fact that the route by
the IIcmpfcll will be shorter than the
pre,ept line, ,butitis amorc important fact
that will bestraighter and consequent.
ly safer for fast line. One grea, draw
back 10 the Baltimore & Ohio as a passen.
Ger road has been its curves and the nee
e.,ary "shaking up" gives to passengers
over ,omcportions Of its track, as for in
,,ance between here and Grafton, and
between FredriCk Junction and Bal
timorc,
These defects the company have in part
overcome By adopting AZ their passenger
route to Washington and Baltimore the
cutoff via the Metropolitan branch
That new route was great improve
mcnt, and has done much to popuIariIe
theroad, The company, however, do not
intend to stop at that improvement. One
great object in getting possession Of the
Uempfcld was to utilize it rs link in a
shorter and straighter line between Bal
timorc and the Ohio river than the main
stem presented Having got possession
of il, aud having done some work on Ito
continuation beyond Washington, there
remains now only Q mere triIlc Of ex'
pen1e to incur to give the company a
shorter line than they yet possess.
The company have recently given the
public an earnest Of their determination
to compete actively with tho other trunk
lines Tor passenger travel, by entering
into acombinaion with the Erie and the
Atlantic n Great Western roads, whereby,
in connection with the Chicago division OF
their road, they have established new
through line from New York to Chicago.
ThncombinatiOn has resulted from n raid
made by Commodore Vanderbilt on the
Pullman coaches in favor Of the Wagner
coaches. lie has run tho former off his
own roads aud also Of the Lake Shore
and Michigan Central roads. The result
of his raid has been that tho Erie,
the Atlantic Il Great Western, and the
Baltimore & Ohio have put Oh line OF
Pullman's best coaches, including day
coaches, slecpCrs, and dining cars, and arc
going in strong to make their new route
u tNyoritc line Of travel between New
York and Chicago.
But this new arrangement Is only for
New York business that would not other
wise pass over any portion Of tho Balti.
more " Ohio track. 1t does not infringe
upon the merits Of their main line nor do
away with the necessity for opening up
as soon as possible more desirable route
than the present one between BAlti-
more and the Northwest. This Is
tie day Of ia't mail lines, lin.
itel expresses, &c., and considering
the growing Importance Of both
Baltimore and Washington City, Il be-
Comes the Baltimore 4 Ohio Company to
take more pains to provide more dcsira-
OIe means oil communication between
II, those two cities and the Northwest
Inc PENNSYLVANIA route, via Harrisburg
isa most formidable competitor to the
Baltimore NJ * ohio between Chicago and
baltimore and Washington, and Is likely
to Oo so even when tho new rou'e. over The
iempiieId link is completed. At this
!Ime there Is no such train on the
Baltimore " Ohio as the fast train
'G' Penn'yIVAnia Road is run
ming NJ, between New York and the
Wsb which trpn connects at Harrisburg
Iti,pot 10 be st,pposod tLnt two,ucb c;lios