The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-01-12

tTHE New YoRKAND PHILADELPHIA NEW
LINE" is the name by which what was
formerly known as the National Railroad,
will hereafter be called, and Monday was a
gala day for those concerned in the enter
prise. The Trenton Emporium says, the
first train of cars, consisting of engine No. O.,
g Allentown" three cars one an open plat
form car of the North Penn. r. r. Co, with
railing in the rear, was run over the road
from Philadelphia to the new and imposing
railroad bridge at Yardleyville, and crossed
train left Philadelphia a little after one o.
clock, being filed with the officers of the new
road and other prominent men of Philadel-
phia, and reached the bridge at Yardleyville
about three, where it was received by an i'm
mense crowd of people from that section of
Pennsylvania, and from Trenton, with Peter
mans band and the salvos of gun on the
Jersey SIDE The train made three trips a.
cross the bridge, the cars on the last trip be-
ing filed with ladies. A part of the first car
was devoted to the refreshment room, and
champagne and toasts, lunch and congratula-
tions were flying on all hands. When the
train was about to depart for Philadelphia,
Mr.. Knight, the President of the road pro-
posed three cheers for New Jersey, which were
heartily given.
The part of the road on the Penn
sylvania side from Jenkintown, on the North
Pennsylvania Railroad, to the Delaware, a
distances of 204 miles, has been built by the
latter company, and in the report of the Off
GERS of that company made yesterday, it is
considered as a branch, as the report says:
THE accounts of the Delaware River
Branch, from Jenkintown to the middle of
the Delaware river, have been kept separate
from the other accounts of the North Penn
sylvania Railroad Co., and the expenditures
ON account of that branch up to the end of the
fiscal year were 81, 095, 367.53.
ssThe track upon the new branch has been
laid with steel rails of GO pounds per yard,
and the work has been done by the day, un-
der the direction of Mr.. John Ainsworth the
Road Master of the Company, who has had
the experience of many years, and who has
been aided by well-trained foremen and track
layers from the main line. so that the work
has been pushed with energy, even when the
weather was unfavorable.
"The early opening of the Delaware and
Bound Brook r. r. will complete the new
and direct line to New York, SSl miles long,
by the way of Bound Brook and the Central
Railroad of New Jersey, which will be known
hereafter as the 'Ncw York and Phiadel-
phia New Line.'
The Eastern half of the Delaware bridge
was built by the Delaware and Bound Brook
Co., and the thrty-two miles of track from
the river to Bound Brook at the intersection
of the New Jersey Central Railroad will be
laid by that Company, and as the road is al
ready graded, it is intended by Mr.. F. II.
Taylor, the engineer in charge, to put on a
force to lay about two miles of track per day
until it is completed, it being the intention to
run through trains by the first part of Feb.
ruary.
The distance of this route is miles from
the Berks street depot of the North Penn, r.
r. Co. to Jenkintown, 2o4 miles to the bridge
at Yardleyyille, 80 miles to Bound Brook, and
90 miles over the Central and New York max
ing the entire distance 8S4 miles, over which
it is expected to run through trains in two
hours.