Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-13

especial interest In II. Inc corps or
engineers, under Chief Engineer Douglas,
have labored with an untiring zeal in the
performance of the great task before
them, and are now about to realize the
completion of their labors, and the great
trunk. line system of the Baltimore IL
Ohio railroad will soon be opened for
traffic to the cities of Philadelphia, New
York and all eastern points.
The Baltimore Sun of Tuesday morning
said The first train will be run between
Baltimore and Philadelphia to-day on the
new line of the Baltimore Il Ohio Rail
road Company. 1t will be special train,
leaving Camden station at $50 q. M,
with President Garrett, Vice-presidents
Spencer and King, Colonel Douglass, the
chief engineer, General Manager Durham
and other officers and some of the direc-
tors of the company.
Mr.. Garrett says the trip is intended
solely for those connected with the com
pany, and it will have for its object the
discussion of working details. In week
or two he expects that it will be practi-
cable to have special inspection trip for
more general observation. The train to-
day will be run into Philadelphia as far
as the west bank of the Schuylkill at
Fifty-eighth street, where the new bridge
is being completed. The new line is
joined up with the Chester Branch of the
Reading on the west bank of the Schuyl-
kill, which gives the Baltimore q Ohio
Reading connection at that point for
freight traffic.
The completion Of the new Schuylkill
| river bridge is question of several weeks
only, and it is announced in executive
circles of the company that the opening
of the line for traffic is near at hand.
The preparations for this important event
in the history of the company are going
on steadily in the different departments.
A committee of officials from the road,
passenger and freight departments, have
made report upon the location of the
stations, the names of most of which
have been adopted. But this branch Of
the work has not yet been officially estab-
lished. The side tracks, water tanks
and other conveniences have been put in
ut number of the stations.
Near Baltimore some of the stations
named are Herring Run, Roseville, Ross
vile, Mathews and Cowentown, which is
opposite to Chase's. There are to be a
Big Guupowder station, Clayton or
Joppa, Belair Road, Abingdon, opposite
Edgewood, GAINESVILLE, Aberdeen, Swan
Creek, Havre de Grace, Frenchtown,
Principle, North East, Newark, Harmony,
Stanton, Kiamensie, Wilmington and
Northern Railroad Junction, Marley,
Singerly (near Elkton), Viking, Cancroft,
Silverside, Harvey, Okiola, Village Green,
FELTON,, Upland, Chester, Leiperville,
Ridley, Darby, Fifty-eighth street and
| phi1odoIpbfa ctinr, tro;ns bovs
been moving over the road for some time
and the track is ballasted and we'll set.
tied. The track-laying on the Susque-
hanna bridge was completed yesterday.
The arrangements III the construction OF
the road were that upon the completion
of the Susquehanna bridge the rest OF
the line would be finished. Those plans
were carefully timed and the work vet
remaining to be done is mainly in the
direction of finishing up after the great
3 engineer projects have been accomplished
$ The first passenger train over the Bnlti
e more ~ Philadelphia railroad arrived n
the Delaware avenue station, in this city
s Tuesday afternoon at $50 o'clock. Tn
/ train consisted of three ordinart
passenger cars, one of which wa
4 named the Delaware, and contained
n among number of passengers, Presiden
Robert Garrett and the officers an,
Q directors of the Baltimore ~ Ohio rail
G road. The train stopped at Delawar
d avenue for some minutes and then move,
e of over Brandywine high bridge 70
b Philadelphia. Much interest was take
g in the event at the station.
2 The trip of the B. & P. extension O
o the Baltimore q Ohio railroad Tuesda
is by President Garrett, the directors an
d officers of the company was most salts
3, factory in every way. Leaving Baltimor
II at $40 a. IN. the special train conveyin
IS the party reached Philadelphia at 1856.
y At Gas p. m. the train left the ives
IS bank of the Schuylkill for the return tri
10 to Baltimore passed through this city o
|, 7.4O O'Clock andarrivedat Camden STATIC
y at 11.4O last night Some fine bursts O
d speed were made at different sections
y especially on the Delaware division
reaching on one occasion a rate of s
II miles an hour, and at other points a rat
y of 80 miles an hour was easily made. Tn
J. road was found to be well ballasted
II inches deep, and the track everythin
y that could be expected of new road
y and the prediction was made that whel
a the line is fully opened for both pas
; senger and freight business it will be abb
n to do first-class service from the start. A
s. yet it is a completed single track, but tn
I. second track is about two-thirds laid an,
r will be completed this week.
All the bridges on the road are con
structed of stone, iron and steel, Their
being no woodwork about them excep
It railroad ties. There are quite q humble
It of extensive pieces of masonry along tn
r line, which the party examined Will
+ interest. Among tho most notable ar,
the twin arches at Principle creek, VIII