Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-06
RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE.
Gleanings from Along the Track ant
CrOssties,

GleaninEs from Along the Track anu
CrOssties.
One of the contractors on the Americas
and Lumpkin Railroad says the grading
will be completed before April l.
Hon. A. ii. Cox, Harry Hill and the en-
gineer corps left Augusta Wednesday, to
locate the line of the new East Georgia
aud Florida Road, and to obtain land and
lumber grants along the proposed line.
The success Of their mission will deter
mine the building of the road.
At meeting of the former officers and
stockholders of the Blue Spring, Orange
City and Atlantic Railroad at Orange
City, Fla, Tuesday afternoon last, the
road was formally transferred to its new
management. The stock has been in
creased from $4,000 to 100000.
During a recent visit to New York,
Mai. G. B. Fenwick, of the DeBary-Baya
line, made arrangements for the speedy
completion of the railroad from Enter
prise to Titusville. The work, Maj. Fen
wick says, will be commenced some time
during March, and the main line, with a
branch to Smyrna, will be completed in
time for next seasons business.
A bill has recently been passed by the
North Carolina Legislature chartering
the Shelby and Spartanburg Railroad,
which is to run from Spartanburg, 5. c.,
to Shelby, n. &. 1t is also proposed to
extend this road to MOrgantOn, n. c.,
and when this plan has been carried out
these roads will give Charleston direct
railway connection with Shelby, Morgan
ton and adjacent regions in the central
southern portion of North Carolina, which
now can only be reached by way of Char
lOtte, y. &. Shelby is the present western
terminus of the Carolina Central Rail
road. The intention, says the Nel1S and
Courier is to build a road from Lincoln
ton, on the Carolina Central Railroad, to
Winston. NC, and from there to Dan
vile, Va, where it will connect with the
Virginia Midland Railroad, thus making
another route north from Charleston by
way Of Spartanburg, Shelby, LincOlntOn,
Morganton and Danville. The road from
LincOlntOn to MOrgantOn has been char
tered under the name of the Midland
Railroad of North Carolina, and portion
Of it has been built already. Shelby is a
large cotton town and although 1t sends
good deal of cotton to Charleston by way
of WadesbOrO', the greater portion of 1t
now goes TO more accessible points.
Several important changes in the sched-
ule of the Charleston ana savannah Rail-
way will 90 into effect to-day. Train As,
which formerly left Charleston at 2:45 IN
the morning, will now leave at $40 and
arrive in Savannah at 6:22 instead CT 5:52
left Charleston at S:l5 in the morning, VIII
leave at 7 80 and arrive in Savannah at
I1:25 instead of - m. Train 30, which
formerly left Savannah going North at
d. m. and arrived at Charleston at 1925 p.
m, will now leave at l.: Al p. M, going
through to New York with one
night out, and arriving at Jersey City
at 1905 the following night. Train A. 8,
which formerly left at 1887 p. m. and ar
rived at Charleston at 1:45 a. M, will
leave at S:45 a. M. and arrive in Charles
ton at SO a. IN. Train 40,
which is the fast mail, will not
stop at Green Pond as formerly.
Several changes will also be made in the
passenger schedule OF the Northeastern
Railroad. The principal change, and the
one of the most interest, will have refer
ence to train No. A., which now leaves
Charleston at p. IN. On the date men
toned the time of departure will be
changed TO 6 p. m, and the train Will
make through connections daily from
jacksonville and to all Northern cities.
except on Saturdays, when it will not run
beyond Florence. After March train
No. As will arrive in Charleston at 80 a.
m instead of 3:45 as at present. This
train brings the through sleepers from
New York for Aiken and Jacksonville.
The other changes that have been made
are trilling.