The Portland daily press., 1882-12-07
Decrease of s2es.o5.

The rolling stock owned by the road consists
OF the following locomotives and cars, viz:
Seven locomotives, 'Afred, - Portland -
Worcester" "Toppan Robbie, 2 &C. @. lapp,"
Rochester" and "Westbrook." The last
named is over 80 years old and of very little
value and must be replaced at an early day by
new engine. The "Robie'' has been repaired
in a thorough manner at an expense of $685.
90 which includes new tender complete, with
steel tire wheels and air-brake. New tender
frame Gron), steel tire wheels and air-brakes
have been purchased for the "Clapp." Two
passenger engines two passenger cars and one
baggage and mail car are now equipped with
automatic air brakes.
Nine passenger cars, (three of which are of
little value)
Five baggage cars.
One hundred and sixteen fiat cars.
Fifty-nne box cars.
Thirteen hay cars.
Twenty gondola cars
Two freight saloon cars.
One job saloon car.
Two snow pl0ws
Of the above one baggage, ten hay, ten box,
twenty gondola and thirty fiat cars have been
purchased or built in our car shops at an ex-
pense of 1913, 795 90, and paid from earnings
i the past year.
Ten miles of fence have heen rebuilt
Extensive renewals have been made to the
track and bridges, and large amount of old
| iron laid in sidings.
Three hundred and fifty-two tons of new
steel rails, and thirty thousand sand ffty-three
| cedar ties have been put into the track.
| The bridge over Salmon Falls River at East
| Rochester 232 feet long was entirely rebuilt
The sides of Springvale Bridge l256 feet long,
| were covered in with white pine sheathing, the
roof timed, and the structure painted
| -Four hundred feet in length of pile trestle in
| behring's Mill Pond has been filed up to grade.
The overhead bridge at Gorham, has been
rebuilt and the span shortened some thirty
| feet. Manly one mile of new side tracks has
| been laid as follows: 1900 feet Portl md, 1000
| feet Shaker Pond, 800 feet Cumberland Mills,
| 700 feet Morrill's Corner, $50 feet Rochester,
| 800 feet Centre WATERFORD, 500 feet Alfred,
| and other points.
The last instalment due tie Maine Central
| Railroad for their one-half interest in Round
| House has been paid and property conveyed to
| this corporation.
! A large expenditure has been made for
| buildings aud tools. Saco River station has
| been moved to the north side of the track, new
! trusses put in and rebuilt An addition, 30x16
| feet has been built at East Rochester station.
| Wood-shed built in Portland, and coal-shed
at Rochester. New foundation put under
| water-tank at Alfred. Hollis Centre station
| has been moved and the lot graded. 1925 feet
of platform have been laid at Rochester,
Hollis Centre, Morrills Corner and Cumber-
land Mills
A thirty-horse power boiler and engine have
been purchased and set up in the engine house
at Portland, and will furnish power for
machine shop and steam Tor heating passenger
station and offices of the company, the cost of
the engine, boiler, shafting and setting the
same, with tools purchased for the shop was
$2500.
The following accidents have occurred
during the year. The horse of Mr.. Geo. w
Patterson Of Cornish, killed last March by
passenger engine on No. train at the crossing
near Hollis Centre station, and Mr.. Patterson'
arm was broken.
May 4th, while making up train az Nor
rill's Corner, Conductor Cornelius O'Brion fell
under the wheels of moving train and wa
instantly killed. He had been in the emplo,
of the corporation many years and was highl.
esteemed by the patrons of the road and it
officers.
June 14th, from some unknown cause eigh
freight cars and the baggage car, on the mixec
train, left the rail near Buxton Centre station
and Mr.. w. f. Redlon claims that he receives
permanent injury by reason of being throw
violently across the car causing rupture.
For the Directors,
GEO. P WEsCoTT,
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