The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-08
CHEiP TRANSPORTATION.
survey of n Route for FreiFht Railroad
from New York 10 the West.


HARRtsm'RG, Feb. ct is understood
here that Nathaniel McConaIghy Ed chief
Engineer ~ tho Peoples Freight Railway Com
pany. Who for q year past has been engaged In
surveying a route for railroad from New York
to the great West, and who within tho last few
weeks has completed his labofs, will lay his re-
port before the Sew York Cheap Transportation
Association, at a meeting to be held In the assoc
cations room, In Pearl street. on Tues lay, Feb.
g. 1t Ia known 70 he the desire OF this associa-
ton to secure the construction Of cheap
freight railway from the harhor " New York
through the coal-producng regions ~ Pennsyl-
vania to the corn producing regions OF the West,
and this survey was undertake for the purpose
Of asccrtaininy whether rairoad could DO
made between these points with maximum
grade Vt ATTY feet to the mile going west and
by MIR. McConaughy lie has found it to be
pr Cticanic to construct n railroad with tho max
imum grades stated. and to reach important
points In thu grost West by a short r line than
any now IN existence
The route surveyed by Mr.. Mcronauehy after
crossing the Delaware Disscs westward through
the lower part Il NORTHAMPTON county Pa, and
thence on through Lchign. licrks, Lebanon, and
Dauphln counties, crossing the Pcnnsylvania
tirOt ID and the Su~qucaanaa river about i've
miles north r lIsrr.hurg Thence IL strikes M
thfourh SLrrunu's V1llrv. In Perry county, at
the head Of which. sufmuuuting n mountain
barrier. it passes into Path Valley, IN the ex-
irohc northern part OF Franklin &c. county.
=. fountain into tno northern part OF Fulton
couutv aud crpssos that county on the shed
wnicn divides certain waters that now INTO Tue
SDsQlChrnna r. Others that Il NV into tho lo-
t0nlac. Near the western tOrdcr Of Futon IL
encounters the most formidable obstacle IN its
whole course the ~idelins mounllh-unt ny
~ eaua ~ u tunnt. II gets over and through this
mount iu at ri So of iity feet To tht nle about
Half tho rise per mite ~ which the Ptnnsslvini
n iipid GET OVER t.ir Allegheny above Altoona
Continuing westward tnrovch Bsdfofd county.
It sttihes tie Allegheny range, climbing over
tArni-h -n:Irr.,t. rasct;r. Hul Washington
| counties tn so" WESTON bound r, OF e state.
and tu.nre ON through Oaio to tbs Do art II the
Af,.r il reaches Trsnkln county. this route
uursurs aco. rec par ilc win that OF the Penn
! scVouty-Av. to 90. hundred n'lei apart.
Ia IL" pi,saec through lcnah, - ria. heba-
| southern border = tue are .. anthracite Coal
| u "a 60 Pennsylvania. In ITS passage thiou-h
| Fulton ,'untv, h. shifis e. southern hotdcr %
| the u. Top semi-wiuuinous coal heid' .nd
Do. sonnet 4. lSycttc. ana Wgslinstl n counties,
70 o.. tie g uiro o. the erca; hitumuous
| cod "a q couthwc.tcri lonnsSlyanil 1t
nuns ar i-h vallsys OF great fertility. aud over
| ,r Lf a. -.dr q m tuutains covered win waltz
| Tie TIM er and along tis entire c'urse through
G.. ~ Interest was taken IN this survey hy tho
! pc Die Gi1fg the route. Tine hope of being con-
| niece" ~ d 'HeIp lrtiIht I!ii"At WIN Tue great
| crWln' itl' weifoloi@ "i tHe cUun ~ niunccd
thlu to subscribe lincray TO deiray tie eN-
| rcl-,s of She sIrvcv. 1t IS believed TINT d
| ftci-ht hallway. with Tow ~. des anu with trains
! run..u. az 10 uniform rte u speed. would ht
| srarf'y srt'" ~stul. Tho carving e 4pdcity OF
low lriuc load wlth double track and a uni
| form ra uf ,,tt-A.l trains going west ~ uh.
tick md all COW ing east on the other-woD itl
be ouorniou-. md IRE -ht could be moyed on II
| "a greater ui TANGO IA one day ON "A IL Is now
NOV Il ,utlirr tAnt reliod OF time.
tho rlac'i'rin NcN Y..N on Tuesday will %.
! n'tcucHn uuhner OF gentlemen from puin
l'ns tho fo.le Of tie proposed ROAD ia t"i'