The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-26
miscellaneous Notes.

The New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Rail-
road Company have ordered 400 new cars to be
built at the Mesdyille shops to be equipped with
the Wagner door and patent self car-coupler
The extension the Northern Pacific is building
between Ashland and Superior connects the
Northern Pacific system at Ashland with both
the Wisconsin Central and the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore q Western roads.
The New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Rail
road Company recently put line OF boats
between Norfolk and Richmond. Va, which
have been very successful. In view OF this fact
the company has nearly completed arrange
ments to put on another line to points on Abe
marie sound in North Carolina.
Among the lines now in the process of con-
struction in Wisconsin is that of the Illinois
Central, connecting Madison, Wis, and Free
port, ILL.,, and covering distance or over IOO
miles The construction of this line by the Hi
nois Central road is regarded by railroad men
generally as preliminary move on their part
Their terminus will certainly not be in Madison,
but it is thought that they will push on from
there to Oshkosh and then into the ore region.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul people
have by means been idle in the way of ex-
tending their mileage this year. By the numer
Gus stretches where tracks have been laid this
year, the company has an increase OF ga miles
over last year. A large part of these new lines
are to be found in Dakota, but the principal one
is the line now being constructed between OF
tumwa, Ia. and Kansas City. It is 205 miles in
length, and is one of the most important rail
road constructions in the country. Work upon
it is being pushed rapidly, and it is expected that
it will be completed by Aug. 1, 1887 The con-
struction of line between Sioux City and
Council Bluffs a distance of ninety miles. is be-
ing carried forward at present. and the line will
probably be opened for business by June ], 1887
The Pullman Palace-car Company. in recognl-
ton of the large amount of business given them
by Messrs. Raymond & Whitcomb, are to build
a train of elegant nalace Rleeners and na1Ace din
ing-car, expressly for use the California,
Mexico and other excursions managed by this
firm. In fact, the cars are already under con-
struction at the companys shops in Pullman
III. and will be brought into use for the excur-
sion leaving Boston Jan II for California via
New Orleans, and for the subsequent tours
through Mexico. The three sleeping-cars are to
be of the most improved pattern and OF the
most elaborate construction and finish, from
paper wheels to drawing-rooms. The dining car
will also be of the most improved construction,
and equally as elaborate as the sleeping-cars
The train will be not only the handsomest but
without doubt the costliest ever seen IN America
One of the most remarkable feats OF railroad
construction. all things considered, was the con-
structon of the Chicago, Burlington q Northern
railroad which has been in operation for pas
senger traffic only since Nov. l. Two years ago
the grading of the llne which is 343 miles in
length. and runs from Oregon, H., to st. Paul
and Minneapolis, had just commenced, and to-
day the line has immense freight traffic. and
runs daily train each way between St Paul
and ST. Louis, AID st. Paul and Chicago, be-
sides limited train between Minneapolis and
Chicago, which is the fastest train in the North
west The new Burlington route to the North
west" follows the east bank of the Mississippi
river from the southwestern corner of Grant
county, through Grant, Crawford, Vernon La
Crosse, Trempeleau, Buffalo and Pierce coun-
ties. The road has no sharp curves, and it's
grades are very light, so that it is enabled to
run long trains at the fastest possible speed.