, 1881-06-06
THE RAILROADS.
Some Interesting Figures About
Double Tracks Out Of
This City.
Tho Two Michigan Hands HIVE the a1ost
and tho Wnhasit tho 1.enst.
Tho Northwestern To Build q gecond
Track to Evanston.

Elty II VI lllltllSe NlI1HHHlDnst $Et IL ~ uHllE
principally oycr slngle-.rack lines. The
amount nf iol,bc track t1lesn lines llaye Is
surprisingly sma'. mid II Is really strange
how they carry on such immense traffic With
btit continued bocklAtlcs ana frcguc,,t arcl-
dents during busy times. There are hit two
runds running west fl0ui tllls city tint lInyu
nny considerable amount of double track,
h,lu they lure 1t OILY In detached pieces br-
tween Chicago md the mississippi I,iver.
Nearly alI tl'u otl,er tines, Including the great
systems Df the Northwestern a,tl Milwaukee
u 81. l'aaI Companies, laye only snaII
stretches Vi. .oMb!it trark tn tho nsl'e'lia.e
y!vinity II Chicago, 1t Is tho gc''er.
lilo ny*tsries oi ruilua;i infringement
lint t!t,itbe track-l1,ads wn,td mt unly great
ly facilitate business n tle tilfel;'y settled
portions ut the country, but wonf'i prevent
Is necur. Wl,liu the rai!ruaa managers to
hit duny that aouble.ttNck Tnatls would fa-
rll'tate business co!lsiterabiy. vt they sty
H. not necessary, exGcpt III tbs Immediate
ns business can safely br handled ott single.
expense to construct double trucks. Ks, far
us Incidents weru co'Ieerl,gt they coull 10
linn on singlc-truck lines. llead cnllI,i"n!s,
roads, ll,e tue Northwestern. thns have haE,l
Is any double track, claim that they never
Irokcn rails or . misplaced switches.
alut nearly ,,,al1 tl,c eol|!sI"ns
Mrc rear nr tail collisions which occur Just rs
tnes. The fart Tint ttHllblc stIrks nru built
II. tIetacleil Pieces only, thgy explain thus:
lii 1hnkIns up line-cAt,ls 1t IL found slut IT
sune 1p!lts trains will .ngcuEIll!!atc ttpIn
md prevent delay, IsYt tn uroltt the bn!ltlln:
uf lung stretches 0f stle-trarks. which wOtttd
become necessary Mt tllnsn W,tnts. stretches
Of double Trucks nrt bs!!lt To aiFori relief.
l'nt vt points where trail,s ii, ,.,t accniI!l'-
late uleft. Is III necessity ins .lonh tracks.
Whrre ma,ncss Is Hight or trains Ito nut lnrtt
II wnutu bt Il waste nf money TO construct
:|i :1",'Ie ' traeks f.. Ill., J." tn!! . ~ ri, a'l'!!,
I'll talnts where the busincs, ca,, Just rs well
be handled u'er ssngle tracks. WtHlil Erratly
rrtince ti,c carhlngs Ut tho rsht. us there
wunld Iu III, lncreasr.! i'sr,','.c iron t'.c nd,
t'iiivnal outlay: unt he-i.ics. thu a,ll!tio1lal
Gust ut laying down atcand Track ttle i1!-
creased vNpu'lseoi krep!sg ~ 'tnuble.tracG
rua.t Is nlsn ,mlsiegAb!e: 'Alc greatest cx-
constructing uII i!lu bridges atu yialusis
TINT Etilyu bi.rsl l,tIi for si,l;ln trnchs only
The small AMI cheap lines M"tli!I have stlt TIC
advantage user LUG largt s',!l,ir-tluck l!ltts
bera'lse illtycatli.l llnndlt frsi:htmnci, lnvre
cAtanls. nlni insts"A Of ;allnlns business by
rustintii,l,s uDl.hlu.tlack lines they wouu
lnsu business IN atcDuht III their inaHi!lty
IL cnnipctc aantnst tlIu cslratrr snE!t,i;tttek
managers cite THE f1ct thai this renlsslvania
l.aitru;Nf, ) with but tMu trleHs aal
!,saslef gtMrs "1!ilss W n,', n'". pisi 'ist
for tic l,ct tllat ll,e Srw Iurk Central has
M iinupIse t.Gal traits III wl,tCi, II las ln.
littln EonIlrrlls!on liz four trucks wUutl pruye
Its rninas!n!s.
lhu Chicugu. ,l}nrIlstalu,l l. Qulnry anL the
| Ehicnyt', llnuk lStalM d PAcllic iInvu this
lnt,St tui,ble track.
rhe burlington las ;ieuhIe I tracks from from
fru,n pln,io to l.v!nill, i:ist miles; .1ouu!u
trnck fran, Lcla,Il to Aientlutn, ~ lntlrs; md
frun MENDOZA .u Princeton, =: tnltes; slllcle
.tomSle tracit trom Wyaaet TO ,Sei"'lset, I;
| niles: single trs.rk trom Ncppnsct ~
| Watnga; :s'tl miles; double !rscI; fraa
| Watnss to t;n!esburs. "a miles; luablo
slnglo track ,frull4 CanIGrnn tu Sngetowm. y!
utlirs; .!oublo truck from Sagc.own to
burlington, miles.
! rhIs ,g1ves the Darlington, fro,n Caien.go
truck. All tle ,1oable tracE the, Burlington
hus In iuwn Is truui Burlington to l.ellers. )
nil Is; tr0n ktrtMa'.s t1 klssgil, III miles;
and flMn Sheridan tn White Potmt, ! miles.
THE Rock I1slalld hns tuab!c track from
truck fru,u l,Ilio Isianl to Moke,,a, ii
miles: double truck. Muknlin tU OTTAWA,
hly{ lniIes: slmgle truck traIn ottawa tu Peru.
III miiss: Tleso l5!9 miles ! Hrs a!rEsal'y aE. "
lufl during tho present seasun. Single trnrk
trnu, Peru. tn Dn1'ew, 10 miles; double
truck fr0m Depew III lsAre'I, four MIL Il quar-
tyr miles; single trark unren to tennessee,
lsock Island, Twenty-Five n.iles. According,
IS ting lst'ek lsla1t !las between chicayo at,tl
ths Mississippi Kivcr III lnles Ut double
graded tliat VII 10 tiMlslletl during the! l'rrs.
ent ,seasun: West Ut tho mississippi the
Rock Island llas houble trark trOrl Dayel-
I'ort west five miles, aud thelice NIL single
tilo l,su nf tle Krnknk division. Il, conjunc-
tIOt, Will, tl!U UskntDnsn Division ulero IL
substantially, p tlouh'e, track petwcgll lies
lInineA An! Wilton, y distances Of i0 MILES.
for passenger business. an! two fur fright
basiless-fru,,, tho Cuntrul Depot to Park
kiste Junction tBaEtimore& Ohio Junction., d
(ixtancv OF nine Alld une.Qatarter niles; tloE-
bie-tmcks from l'arksl.le .lunetion e 4, ke''. 4
Ill thu ttnnLIe-track the Illinois Central !lns.
But ut the mora Important stntions IT bus
lung Sidt@tztcks nsllaennt 10 tue lnAth tracks.
trucks. it woull 10 nil advantage to the
Company II 1t lla.l double trucks fron kel,-
sIngtun ia knnkakee, 4 tlfstnnce 0f !0rty-tw0
miles, rs that Includes tho portion Of the
roa.l over which tue !!enylest ,trA!lio nf tip
Cl,lDlpnny il tlune. rho u!lictHls Of tho rnau
say It Is tholr tntentlon to ,lo,,ble.track tlIis
WIrtion Ut their ru,ltl rs s00n rs uluy
gut through with other improvements
ut and mcar Chicago. Tho fur, trucks
between. tho Central Depot and l'ark-
Side junction Wpro nlnao necessary
VI, account Ut tic lleayy suburban tfAttlt.
| passing over TINT portEu'1 OF the riAd. Tic
lnrgt number 0t suburban trnlns between
tho two palMta .,lado II necessary. u i'aya
separate trucks fnr the passenger business,
III otherwise suburban trains e0ult mt BIZ
rMll rs frequently III they nre iOw, between
kHilsugtou aln the Central ntput the tracks
Ut the lltinots Co!,tral aru Msrl BY thu Mich.
Lynn Central, nl,d hatw lnrksIdu junction
mid the Exposition Building they aru used by
tIle Uuli!ui0ru L Ohio. Tho kalkakee l.tnu
trains niau run over tho lllfnufs Central ba'
tweall knnkakee aud tllo trIltrn! DrpDt.
TlIu Ghlengo Il Northwestern las double
tracks from liz depot OH Wells street IL Tur.
Ncr junction, thirty uslles. QA tho altlwn.,ktt
l}lyfslnn II Illus ttnNblt tracks fr0ll thu drpas
tu EIybultrn avenue, two nlld uNlelsalt miles.
This IL ,,Il ti,e tlulhl, track that tliv Chfuago
Il Northwestern llas ut prtApnt, excerpt that
t, II