Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-11
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
Gossip Picked UP Here aud There
Along the lines.

! Along the Lnes,
| Lands are rapidly approaching all along
| the line OF the Georgia Midland railroad.
Every property owner mas got back his
subscription already in enhanced value
OF his property.
1t Is reported that the Richmond and
Danvile railroad will make Newport
News It's terminus, aud that a move in this
direction will be made in the very near
future. Mr.. Huntington, it is said, has
offered them every inducement, and the
negotiations VIII soon be completed.
The Camden and Amboy wanted "a little
strip of water front between kinkora and
B9rdenLown. 1t was owned by an old
gentleman named Field, who was keen
sighted, and he saw the great future Of
railroads. His strip of land at The time
was worthless TO him, and only worth 5000
AT least to any one except the railroad
company. The road offered him a good
price for the land and wanted to buy it the
worst way, but Field refused to sell it ex-
cept for one price-tnat was pass for
every member or his family 81 long is they
lived. las terms were finally accepted.
In an article on the average speed of
regular passenger trains on English and
American roads the Railway Age pro-
duces table giving the runs 90 twelve
English and nine American railways.
There Is general impression that the
English run the fastest trains, but the
table does not show it Toe best average
speed including stops is made by the
Baltimore and ONO over the forty miles
between Baltimore and Washington. The
distance Is made in 45 minutes, which is
at the rate OF 53.3 miles an hour. The
Midland between London and Noting
ham makes an average of fifty miles an
hour, including stops, on run of 125
| miles.
The Daytona Fla. Journal says: "COl.
! Carter has been recently over the line OF
the Il. >. o. e. and A. railroad. His re-
| ports after close inspection of the work
| is that it is OF the best character, ana that
1t can be completed In "a briet period from
the landing of the rails. It's compilation
would be hailed with delight nv every
citizen OF the coast. 1t would also be a
natural sequence that goOG steamer or
two will be placed on our waters to run in
| connection with 1t. and we suggest estab-
fishing coast line steamer from the In
| let to Nassau" The same paper also
says the road will undoubtedly be COM
pleted in time for this winters transport
tation OF the orange crop and the tourists
travel.
A new connecting line called the Rich
mOnd and Oanville Dock Connection
5000 feet long, and running from the
Richmond and Danville railroad depot,
at the loot OF Virginia street, TO The York
river depot in Richmond, is nearly COM
pleted. The track commences at the
Danvllle bridge and runs parallel with
the Richmond and Allegheny railroad
track nearly it's entire course. The
main reasons for constructing this
new line are-frst, to keep out of the
streets OF the city, where accidents and
subsequent suits for damapes ara pOssi
BILE; and, second, TO prevent travel over
the old connecting line (the one now in
use) because on that line, just back OF
falbotps foundry, very sharp curve eX-
lists, which renders the road inaccessible
| to road engines.