The Portland daily press., 1886-02-16
RAILWAY MATTERS.
MAINE CENTRAL

The trains on the Mount Desert branch of
the Maine Central will be run on a new
schedule beginning May 10th. The time
table on the main line will not be changed
until later in the season. An additional train
will be put on the branch, and the time of
trains leaving Bangor will be about as fol-
lows $40 and $50 a. M, 7.10 p. m. Trains
will arrive at Bangor from Bar Harbor at
6.55 a. M, 4.55 and 7.3O p. M These trains
will make close connections with the through
trains at Bangor, and will afford better ac-
comm0datlons to the large number of people
whose business takes them to Bar Harbor
early in the season.
RUMFoRD FALLS & BUcKFIELD RAILROAD.
The advance sheets of the report of the
Railroad Commissioners of Maine made no
mention of the Rumford Falls s. Buckfeld
road. The completed report contains the
following paragraph, which shows that the
property is steadily improving:
The work of repairing, or perhaps it may more
poPers Pc G sa o. e6o t rSaa 9as pfee @
stream near Sumner station has been completed
in substantial manner and the length reduced
75 feet. The bridge at Buckield has received a
new floor system throughout its entire length
Several other bridges Of less Importance have
been rebuilt and greatly reduced in length. The
total reduction tn the length of bridges from the
year 1883 to the present time IS S77 feet. During
the past year there has been laid in the track 539
tons oil new steel, 230 tons of iron rails, and
little IA 600 ties, and the track is for the
most part in very good condition with the excep,,
ton Of three four miles of old iron which should
be removed the coming season. The road is for
tnnate in having large deposits of gravel at con-
has been accomplished in balasting the track,
widening and filling the embankments, and ditch
ing the cuts. The high treStle bridge at Pottle
stream, near Mechanic Falls, Allen bridge in
Mnot, and the bridge at the head of Whitney
Pond must be rebuilt the coming spring. Mr.: L.
L. Lincoln, the superintendent OF this road. is a
gentle man of large experience in the management
of railroads, and By his careful, supervision the
road has been operated successfully and with en-
tire freedom from accident The rolling stock is
in very good condition. Should the great water
power at Rumford Falls be developed and utilized
there can be no doubt that this road would be ex-
tended up the beautiful valley of the Androscog-
gin river to the falls, adding largely to its business
and value.
BOSTON & MAINE.
At Bradford, Mass, on the western divi-
sion of the Boston & Maine, a portion of
Wards Hill became loosened by the rain and
slid down to the track at about p. m. on
Saturday. Trains were delayed two hours,
but the obstruction was cleared away by
Sunday. On the eastern division there were
slight delays by water between West Gl0u-
cester and Magnolia, and Wareham and Es-
sex. Otherwise there was no trouble on this
road. Yesterday the trains. were reported all
right.
MINOR NOTES.
At the Boston & Maine car shops in South
Lawrence parlor car SS feet long is being
built to be finished in mahogany inside, with
head lining of maple. 1t will be provided
with chairs, upholstered in leather. The
windows are wide alternating with narrow
ones, and when finished will be painted lake
color with gilt border. The wheels will be
paper with steel ties. The company has
placed upon the western division of its road
the last of the five combination cars, which
have been under process of construction.