The Portland daily press., 1884-12-13
GENERAL MANAGERS REPORT.
eneral ManaCar Psvson Tucker,s ron

Average operating expenses per train mile .04 $40
Net earnings per train mile ........ SO $40
Among the bridges rebuilt was the trestle
approach at Brewer 1893 feet; queen truss Lin
coin Centre 81 feet; striDger truss Brewer, %
feet; overhead truss, HOBBS, 70 feet; Ticonic
bridge, Watervilie, received new floor sys-
tenn, and one was put in the draw span, Ken
dnskeag bridge, Bangor: seven mile brook
bridge at Riverside has been strengthened ard
other bridges have received repairs. 2,o66
cubic yards OF masonry have been laid.
New buildings have been erected at Rich
mODd, Bangor, Mattawamkeag, Danforth,
Winthrop, Lisbon Falls, Lvermore Falls and
Thorndike. at Augusta a new roof has been
placed on the engine house and new water
tanks supplied and improvements made on
water stations at South Vim, South Lincoln
ard Mattawamkesg. 200 foot awning supplied
at DAnviile junction, a tarn table built at
Mat'awamkeag, the double track extended
from Woodfords to Westbrook Junction, a
mile and one-tentb, new set of crossing
tracks over the Rochester road put in.
During the EAST year there has been added
TO the equipment of the read: s locomotives,
from Portland Compxny's Works; passenger
cars; Q from cornpaDys shops, and from Wa
son Car Work.; baggage and express cars
from Wason Car Works; 2 baggage, mail and
express cara from companys shops; 8 freight
saloon cars, from compans's shops; % patent
rocker dump cars from Keith Manufacturing
Co snew psow, from compaDy's shops.
The rolling stock of the road now consists of:
50 locomotive engines, 62 of which are equip
ped with train brakes.
SO passenger cars, 10 of which are equipped
with Miller platforms and buffers, and "a with
air brakes.
SO baggage, mail and express cars, So OF
which are equipped with Miller platforms and
80 with air brakes.
796 freight cars, including box, hay and cat
tie cars.
1929 platform freight cars.
As conductors saloons, workmens and tool
cars.
81 snow plows.
10 fange scrapers.
81 box freight cars, leased.
so platform freight cars, leased.
~ platform construction cars.
The number of passengers carried from Port
land during the year was 70,20o, with S82,-
1870 earnings. There we're Ill 1888 tons of
freight forwarded from Portland earning $685.,
1866, ard receiving 64,S04 tons earning $685.
738.01
There we're 1929 toms steel rails laid equal 10
43 miles of track, 4l8 tons iron rails laid. 1885,
zig sleepers laid in track, 81 miles new side
track built, 46 miles of track ballastsd with
o. 500 cubic Yards of gravel. Total fence
built, ALB miles; repaired, miles.
Improved Railway Gate.
John A Ldback, the machinist on Com
mercial street, has just invented an improved
hydraulic railway gate for use a. places where
railroad crosses the street, to bar the ap.
proach of carriages when trains are approach
ing. The ordinary gates are worked by rods
passing under the pavement, which are con-
stantly giving trouble during the winter by
freezing The new gate uses kerosene oil, q
noC-freeZng liquid. The invention has been
purchased By number of Portland gentlemen
who will organize company Immediately.
Four OF the gates are to be erected on the
Portland q Rochester railroad at the foot of
Green street by the first of next week.
BOSTON and Maine Railroads. Northern
Divisier.
The Journal says: The many business and
personal friends OF Hon. John W. Sanborn of
Wolfeboro' Juaotion are much gratiied that,
in the reorganization of the Boston and Maine
Railroad and its newly acquired leased lines,
he is not only continued as superintendent of
the Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway
Railroad and the Wolfeboro' Branch, but that
the Dover and Winnipiseogee Railroad has
bsen added to his division. During Superin-
teDdent Sanborn's long connection with the
first two roads named above, he has, by his ac-
tive personal efforts, developed large and
profitable local patronage, and has put the
road-bed, stations and general accommodations
OF these lines into hrst-caSs condition. In
making so efficient and popular an official as
cru Division, the Boston and Maine Rrailroad
has done what the people of Eastern New
Hampshire will net fail to fully appreciate"
Notes.
An injunction was issued at Montreal yes-
terdsy compelling the Southeastern Railway
Company to carry goods for the American
Express Company. The railway company re-
Gently refused TO carry goods unless shipped by
the Dominion Express whcha now covers all
roads operated by the Canadian Pacific
Mr.. Tucker will reside at Portland in charge as
general manager of the Maine Central Railroad,
looking after its great business, and probably In
the future as In the PAST improving the road, open
ing new avenues of business and extending lis con-
nections. The Maine Central has mileage enough
to keep man like Mr.. Tucker always busy, and
those who recall the condition of the property
when Mr. Tucker took charge few years ago, and
then note its present condition, will realty see
that the Boston & Maine acts wsely in placing Mr.
Tucker in this position where he will have intimate
business relations with the people of Maine and the
British Provinces, and with the largely increasing
seaside summer business of this line win have their
great interest as holders OF the Maine Central
stock and managers of the confined trunk line be-
tween Portland and the Provinces properly and
ahlv cared for III III