New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-17
DELAYS IN PHILADELPHIA.
TROUBLE CAUSED BY THE PGSNSYLvANIA RAILROAD
a TRIP OVER TIIE NEW RDUTE.

a TRIP OVER TIIE NEW RrUTE
The new line between New York and Wash
ington. Organized by !he Baltimore and Quo anil
Philadelphia and Reading Railyay Companies AMI
opened December !, rii meets with difficulties
OF the hostile 0f the Pennsy yania Rail.
way Company, winch claims the ownership OF one mile
OF track in the CITY VI Philadelphia over which tho
through of the lire must run. THIS
mile Is part Of the Junction Railroad CoBpanY's
track. The Junction Company composed the Pha.
deIpbia Wilmington and BaumJre the Penney ynnia
and the Philadelphia ard Reading comrani,s, which
tOnk out G. srter 10 construct and operate connecting
line from Gray Ferry 10 Belmont, distance of th~e
miles to JOIN their roads through busioess. Each
company was " onetArd OF hc and all three
enjoy equal Tig AS In the If road. Some
friction occurred few years ago between this
Pennsy lvania and the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and B1lumore, when the latter wanted
a coal line to Wilmington but no serious diIculiy
tue management, of the important connect
lug link until the Baltimore and Ohio and the Reading
put their together 10 Opcu llnc to Washington
IN opposition TO the Pennsylvania route. Then tho
Pennsylvania Company set up claim to tEo sole
ersnp Of the milo OF the Junction Road running
through It's yard in West Philadelphia. Tbis claim
not without show Of foundation. When the
Junction limo WAS built the Pennsylvania officials
propose build with their construction force tho
portion running through her yerd In order to disturb
~ III 10 as possible the working OF
track question WAS so built There was no dispute,
however about ils ownership hy the Junction Company
unIil the combination formed for rival line from
tnis city TO Washington. Then II turned that the
Pcnnsylvan Company had never rendered bill to
tho junction Company for the track it had
built and had never been compensated for II. on this
ground 1t claimed absolute ownership of the track
II conceded this claim would have defeated pur-
p0sc for which the Junction Company formed and
would enabled the Penns yiyanla Company to cue
a It's pleasure the connection between the tracks OF
the two com pancs which united with 10 take out tl
Junction charter. The case was brought before the
u tied States Court by tho 'adng Company. aDG q
Judgment was rendered the effect the Pennsyl-
yania Company render bill for the cost Of the
mile OF track Ia dispute 10 the Junction Company
snd permit passage Of the trains OF the Reading
Company Under this judgment toe tarouxh line
combination began to run trains on December /. rhe
Peunsyl ylvanla Company however. has only obeyed tho
cou part The trains got through but the Penn
sylvanla OFF als will allow no enliuel but their 10
haul them the Ile Of disputed track. they
manage 10 create such delays that milo cause
them to arrive AZ taer destination cousde raoy later
than I'll competing trains on their own line. second
SUIT is now rend to compel the Cessation Ot these ai
nOying delays.
A TRmUSE reporter came over the new line one
day last week, leaving Washington the q. m.
train Tue IRAN delayed an hour Ia starting by
waiting for the express Wr.t man line
Of the Baltimore and Odio. From Washington To Balt-
more tie line tue Old Washington Branch Of the Bslt-
more and OhiO nne, SOLID iOubla-rIcked road. Tho
cars belonged 10 the Central Railroad OF Hew-
J,rsey, except paror-cgr. which rom
tne Reading Road. In the subIrbs of Baltimore
the ropd keeps straight nOr'hwari 10 Locust Point
on the Patapsco RIVER ls;ead OF turning 20 the lefr
mt the city Al Locust Pont the EOanI
large double'nd steamer aud termed over 20 den.
lly haf AN Ia thus saved the Old method OF
hauling through The city by horse, aud making
M the trlin the President Sir,et station Old
travellers VIII regret. however the loss OF the pictur-
esque Journey through the quaint ana dirty
SIDE streets Of Balnoretbc long team II sioat, secG
trOt,ng rapidly In single ue, turning the clrnets
without the guidance OF "a rein In Obedience to the
drivers voice. the CHEEKY b acts o. the I'm horn which
warned vehicles OF the mack. the juggling of The bells
and the CHATTER o fhc barnes
From Camden To Bay Wow, where junction u made
with Phiiadepnla, Wilmn sion and Baltimore Road,
a short mile, and thence Gcy's Ferry the ,auy
XII the OF the through line over the road OF
that company. which stands neutral in the contest be-
tween the Bal tmOrr aud ONO ana the Peunsylyania
companies IL hauls the Of each equal and
cps ufdy possession OF of ulOst yuluaulo
hundr,dInie railway proportcs ~ tle world-the only
line between Philadelphia and Batmorg.
At Gays Ferry an engine of tho JUNCTION Coop psny
mile Of truck claimed bv the Pennsyiya Company,
where IL departed ana replaced nv PeBnsy wanna
which led tue ears forward 100 wards hoo
stopped half al hour Toe conductor. Reading x Ill
road man, said that freight train had waited
I'LL this express came IN sigbt aDd then de-
lperateiy puilTd across tho track On the previous
day he said, The PemsyIya engine had left
the cars standing the dark. damp tunnel
under Msrket-sI for threo-qusriers o. hour the