The Republican journal., 1881-10-27
Maine Matters.
NEWS Ayp GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
RAILROAD ITEMS.

RAILROAD ITEMS
The Boston journal saws Mr.. payson Tucker.
Superintendent of the Maine Central Railroad has
been offered the general management of the North
ern Pacific Railway Company Salary so 600
Bangor is moving. The corporators of the
Northern Aroostook railroad have voted to locate
their road at once from some point on the Euro
pean and North American line TO Houlton
The Name Central R survey from Dover to
Brownville is under way Col Wilder has charge
OF the surveying party of twelve men The middle
route from Dexter to Dover is said to be the
tavOrite.
The Maine Central Railroad Company com
menced last week to lay double track from Nor
rlls corner to Woodfords station. The rails of
the Portland and Rochester road are to be moved
to the left from Morrills down to oodtord to
afford space for the double track
The gauge Of the New Brunswick Railway,
which was made 3! feet wide has been extended
10 lit :! inches 1.-THE medium gaugel from Freder
Teton to Caribou. This will furnish through con
necuons for freight to and from the west and
save the delay and expense of trans shipment at
Woodstock
The engineers engaged in making the railroad
survey between Bucksport and Ellsworth have
their work now about halt completed The rail
road will cross Teddy pond at the narrows Two
routes will be laid ont between Bucksport and the
narrows and also between the narrowS and ELS
worth. BY this railroad Blue Hill will be brought
within eight miles of railroad communication and
branch will probably be built to that enterprs
ing mining town at an early day.
,io,iai p;i 3 ~ wy E ;Dn'e "a ny 'o'nn
uj4Iiotar ait Cl'n huEinttlS McMlah anu
Penobscot liver last week about half a mile from
Mattawamkeag Bridge The surveyors of the
dn1 a. "a il""Iton l9"u; "nae! MesSIS " 5lneS
~ 'oii' le"eiltu ING clAlN u MtuW"y
nobscot above the junction Of the branches
Aroostook Pioneer
The Commercial say of the Bangor and katahiln
Iron Works Railroad The laying OF rails from
MILO 10 BroWnVllle has begun, the road bed having
been finished that distance 1t is expected that
inns part OF the road VIII be In running order by
pee LIST The rest Of the road bed Viii probably
pc ready ol mat Nme but the laying Of the ra's
viii be deferred until another spring The freight
ears are beng bullt by the Portland Company and
one locomotive has been purchased from the Maine
central Railroad The rails now laid were pur-
chased Of the European North American Go. 1t
is proposed 10 run one or more passenger over
the road during next summer and fall
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