Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-27
RAILROAD RACKET.
News Of Our own and HeighbOring
Tracks and locomotives.

News Of Our own and NeighbOring
Tracks and locomotives.
The B. Il o. is issuing half fare tickets
for the coming fair at Martinsburg.
What has become of that proposed early
fast train to New York on the Pan Handle?
Baltimore and Ohio sleepers are said by
passengers to be far ahead OF the Pullman.
The Wetzel Democrat is confident the
river railroad will eventually be con-
structed.
Washington and waynesburg stock sold
recently at $6.5l per share at auction-par
value is SEQ.
During the absence Of genial John Nee.
ley, Baggagemaster Hull has charge of the
Pewiky express car.
No. 8 on the B. & o. does not stop at
Mountain Lake Park, at present, but in
time all fast trains will stop there.
The Pennsylvania road is getting up a
grand excursion from Pittsburgh to Cape
May. The fare is Sill.
George K. Thompson, formerly Wheel
ing lawyer, is now conductor on sleepe
from Pttsburg on the Fort Wayne road.
Superintendent Hays, of the Pittsburg
Southern, has arranged for a connection
with Wheeling by thssBaltimore and Ohio
road.
The Pittsburg Southern Railroad Com
pany has in contemplation a daily hack
line between Monongahela City and Fin
leyyille.
Why does not the P. W. & X. road put
on train to connect with the west in the
evening? At present passengers must
leave here at ALL and wait at Steubenville
until 1925.
The quickest route to White Sulphur
Springs is via Washington city. You take
the Baltimore and Ohio there then to Char
louisville by the Virgia Midland, where the
Chesapeake and Ohio goes direct to the
White Sulphur Springs.
The Virginia Valley branch of the Balti-
and Ohio is now running handsome coaches
and q parlOr chair car both ways. 1t is.
very difficult, however, to make any kind
of connection at Harper's Ferry, going from
the west.
Itseems to be settled that Mr.. Wander
bilts South Pennsylvania railroad
from the Connellsville region to
Chambersburg will be completed. The tun-
nels are TO be put under contract in thirty
days, and shortly after that the grading
will be commenced. 1t is thought that the
road will be in full operation by this time
next year Hon. John Cessna, of Bedford,
is now engaged in buying the right of way
for the line in Somerset county,.
The engineers CT the company known as
the South Pennsylvania Railroad still have
their headquarters in this borough. The
company, whoever may compose it. may
build road from near Harrisburg on the
Susquehenna 20 the Ohio at Wheeling. No
one Is confident that the road will be built,
but should il be the chances are as good
that it will pass through Greene county as
that il viii come this way. The projectors
are not going to proclaim route until
theyobtain the right Of way.-RerieW aud
Era1ailer. Essa
1t Is said that work on the HempHeld ex-
tention OF the Baltimore and Ohio road
will shortly be resumed. Ii will run on
the Pittsburg Southern track to Finleyyille
and thence down Mingo Valley to Monon-
gahela City, distance of 25 miles-Re-
porter. The difference in the gauge will be
overcome, We suppose by allowing one set of
the Hempfeld wheels to stick over the
track. Our readers may rs well under
stand at once that il the Ohio and Balti-
more Short line ever reaches its destina-
ton il will build its own road. We have
reassu for saying that il has not been per
manently abandoned but will be completed
before long. Washington Democrat.