The daily gazette., 1880-02-09
The P, ". Dc b. r.. II. Co.

iMfhovEMENr5 81 IN. PROGRESS land ~
OTHERS NEAR BROWN
TowN-wHERE FREIGHf TRAINS VILE
BE MADE UP. r Git3Bub i-dg fhIOHuo.
Az waa stated in the GAZETTE several 4,
weeks ago, The, 2. W, & b. R..R. Co.,
were contemplating numerous large fni- y
provements in the vicinity of Browu- Id
town, for the purpose of transferring, ali
shitung and making-up of freight trains Do
20 that point. % 0"N IT III T. -0--,iI.
This decision was arrived at after sew ..
eral consultations, and accordingly the
company have purchased a large tract Uf 4
ground just beyond the point where the
tracks of the P, w. & B..RR',fn he
vicinity OF Browntown. Uponauhe txact
there are several houses now .occupied
by colored people, which when The I'm .
provements are comfnenoed, will ihavSii.
srAsss A sSo1 ., = ~ .Gs necessary .na
ished. the company will Commence The
laying of large number Off TRACKS, gtlie
rails of which will be of Pennsylyania ,,
steel. These tracks win be used for the
shifting OF freight and making upi Or is
trains, which .wtlldo away With 30 mueh A..
hitting IN the vicinity Of Third and
present. considerable amount OF n
the shifting is done near the Junction,
but about The time the work is uudSf %
way the main tracks, whichlaro often Il
used, have to be cleared in order to al !,
low the night express Il aims to pass. - .
ibis, OF course. delays the wo-E, iandsii
tne company are aDxiuus to do away +.
with 1t. Although it has been in a man
uer decided 10 construct what might be -
termed freight yard IN the vicinity o..
above mentioned, but still no correct
account OF the improvem2 nts can lDe Il
gwen with a certainty atiIhe pre- sent 4
wrlung, as the plans might be- materially =
changed before the work is under way. Va"
Another important Improvement isT
oeing made at Delaware Junction, All,
this point The trains for the Delawar8"
Z. II. leave the main tracks, or the p w. II
x 3. Il, r. Part way nfrom the Juncr,b
tlon to the bridge that crosses the I,
Ghristtana creek IL short starp curve! u
/ In order to do away with this. the u
company will raighten track, from the 9,
curve, and continue ID otlatIs east side of
the north bSund track of theaR.iTW .qdH q
2 r. fr to pear the, point where the =,
Delaware Western cros ,es,' where th6i
Delaware trains Wi oleapeE the .jnAwm
TACK and enter npon the 4; 1W.s&t R.,n
r. r. The track now crosses 4 calvert
pear the Junction. but in ofd6rJetb co.'s q
4nne the new one, a bridge over .Mill,u
Vreek VIII have to he constructed. Mr..
Jerry Smith, master of bridging iish n6woi
engaged Ia driving tine. ipthn nd fer thes
bridge over NJ lll Creek, and the work :,
| Of d finishing 1t will be pushed 'rabibiyy9 10
| forward. When the ne " sarrane eeEisntslq d
| for the running Of the Delaware, trans, 4,
are. completely ut will also nscessirAte q
change in the running time. The trains
4 will probably run direct Into The 6s6ity,
| without stopping at the dupgttop, and,
| all passe ugers for Baltimore will change
| cars here, instead of at the tnctiohs as q
| at present. 3 AS soon asiali & his plans ,idri.i
| Vhe improvements are decided upon,
they will be given In tie. GAzEfTE. e'''i"