Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-10-30

HE DHENANDOAH ALLEY 40
Trunk LINE RAILRoAD.-The informa-
ton which We gave last Friday, and
which was repeated in the Philadelphia
Inquirer OF that day, in regard to the
extension of the Shenandoah road
through the Cumberland Valley, to
Harrisburg, and the conversion thereby
of that road into a trunk line, between
New York and the South and South
West, was in itself important, and has
excited great deal of interest in rail-
road circles. That information was en-
tirely correct, and we can repeat that
il is the determination of the capital
lists and leading railroad men whom we
mentioned, TO carry out, beyond per-
adventure, the project then toreshad-
owed.
Chief Engineer Coe, of the S. V. c.
Co, under whom that portion of the
S. Y. X. Il. now finished or in prog
ress, has been constructed has also been
placed in charge Of the proposed extern
sion between Hagcrstown and Harris
burg, and has begun the preliminary
survey. On the morning after the arrl
val at Philadelphia OF the excursion
party whose progress We noticed last
week, DIR. Coe proceeded to Harrisburg
to commence the survey for bridge
across the SuSquehanna, aud that day
his corps of engineers was engaged
upon the work. The point selected IA
about two and a half miles below
Harrisburg, where the proposed road
will strike the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad. After having completed
the requisit surveys at the River, the
corps will move on 10 Hagerstown
and are perhaps now in the valley
coming this way. Of their route
through the valley we have no further
information than that it is 10 form q
continuation OF ;he road now completed
to HagerStown, aud that when complet-
ed the new road will be an iudedendent
line forming such connections as will
best subserve its own interests.
South of the Potomac, the S. V. II.
Il. has connection at Shenandoah
Station, q few miles from the river,
with tie B. tS o. r. r., and when the
unfinished end is completed to Waynas.
boro', Va, it will connect with the I.
& O. Il. Il. a tnrther extension,
southwest, of about IS miles, will car
ry the 5. V. r. Il. to the Atlantic, Mis-
sissippi and Ohio Il. 4. at Salem, Va,
when the complete connection with the
South and Southwest will bo consum-
mated. This, however, is link to- be
built; but when built, along with the
link from Ilagerstown to Harrisburg,
will complete the chain south Of the
Susquehanna River. North of that
River, is line OF road to New York,
which has been long known, and once
very famiiIarly, as the "Allentown
route 1t was the liue OF Of road from
the great west to New York used in
former times, and before lis New York
line was carried through Philadelphia
by the Pennsylvania Central. The
allentown route now, what 1T was
then, is made up Of the Phila. & Read
ing and the New Jersey Central Rail
roads. 1t is the shortest and most di-
rect line hnm New York to the South
West,--in fact, a glance at the map
will show it TO be on almost straight
line from New York through Easton,
Allentown, Harrisburg, llagerstown,
Waynesboto' and Salem to the mouth
of the Mississippi, ,.f,.r .f-. . .sf
Along this Iioe it is proposed the
new trunk line shall run, receiving al
the Shenandoh Junction the trade Of
the B. & o. T. r.. at Waynesboso'
that of the {. S O. L. r., and at Salem
that of the y. NJ. & o. K r. From
Harrisburg to Salem the distance is
about three hundred miles. .--Hogsrs-
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