The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-02-21
CAMDEN & ATLANTIC.
Active PsBthRAT1oNs FOR THE SEASON OF
1880.

The Camden and Atlantic Railroad Com
pany is expending an immense amount OF
money in preparing for the anticipated rush
10 the seashore next summer. Since the
close of last summer the Superintendent has
had large force Of men employed in put
ting the road bed in FIRST class condition.
New rails have been put down wherever
necessary, old ties have been removed every
bridge inspected, in two or three cases wood
en- structures removed and iron ones sup
piled. A double track has been laid from
Camden to Haddonfield, and from Arctic
avenue to the drawbridge, Camden. Two
new and powerful anthracite locomotives
are being built, and the engine Sea Gull
changed to an anthracite burner. A large
new ferry boat similar to the "Cooper's
Point" is being completed, and the steam
boat "Arasapha" is taken off 10 be rebuilt.
The cars of the company are all to be pro-
vided with the Miller bumpers and plat.
forms. The sidings on the road are to be
extended and the switches put in excellent
order. The shops of the company are push
ed with business in the way Of repairing
engines and cars. The greatest improve
ment is the building of large new slip,
ferry houses and depot at Camden, which
will be completed before the opening of the
season. This is a splendid work, and will
prove of inestimable advantage to the COM
pany. In connection with this depot will
be train, sheds long enough to cover the
| longest trains. AL of the trains during the
season will be put on more rapid time, and
extra trains added to the schedule. Not
withstanding the company has the finest ex-
cursion house on the coast they propose to
improve it very much before next summer.
One of the several new features will be an
express train arriving at Camden about I
o'clock, p. mnand returning will leave there
about 1850 o'clock p. M, giving Philadel-
phans an opportunity after business hours
to run to the seashore, take tea, bath in the
ocean, a stroll along the beach, and getting
back TO Philadelphia by midnight. The
fare for the round trip on this train will be
very low.
The Camden & Atlantic Railroad Com
pany meet the increasing demand with i'm
proved cars and swift and more frequent
trains. Elaborately furnished parlor cars
on express trains, and their regular passen-
ger cars, with their high, well ventilated
ceilings, and superior upholsterlns are ex-
ceedingly comfortable. As the season ad-
vances and travel increases, trains are from
time to time added to the schedule, and the
full tide of business in the summer, besides
numerous other regular trains, employs five
daily through express trains. These expires:
trains make the trip, sixty miles, without
stoppage, in ninety minutes. The speca
care in the management of the road is ex
hbited in the regularity with which they
run, the close connection arranged for anc
maintained with other companies by which
transfers may be made without delay, anC
the almost entire absence of serious acciden
in the history of the road. For severa
years the company have made an effort Il
S meet travel from points beyond their owl
line and the schedules are now always ar
I ranged with the view as far as possible O
: serving, by close connection. This com
r pany is specially passenger railway com
pany, and to satisfy this special trade, it j
constantly adding in every part and brancl
of its business, facilities of the very frs
class. Indeed, we believe that in the ful
8 and complete equipment, and the manage
ment and conduct of the line, this road ha
y no equal among lines running to the Sc
coast.