Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-29
LOCAL RArLRo4p NOTES.
Busy EocRt Car Shops Pen stsy1-
yania sseiIeg Ahsoctatiou.

Busy EocRt Car shops Pen rtsy f-
ynnia seiies AhsOciatiou.
The Wilmington & Northern railroad is
building o new frame passenger station at
the foot of SIKH street in Reading.
The coal tonnage OF tho Reading roll.
road last week waa 20l 453 tons. Since
january LIST, 6,797, 9s6 10 tons have been
carried, a decrease OF 223, Si4 tons as
compared with the same period last year
The donble track on the Baltimore d
fnDadelphia .ailrosd is all completed now
but IL miles between this city and Baiti.
more. The grading is all finished and 10
is intended TO complete the remaining ~
miles in tho spring.
An old directofs' car OF the p, w. d
b. railroad is being oysrhsuled and re-
fitted at the Third street shops In this
city. II is frequently used by superin-
teSisient Kenny and has been in use for
~ years, having been built in Worcester
abont 1861.
Local coal dealers are sgain experience
ing difficulty in securing small stove coal
for which the demand ia now very heavy.
Soft coal is EARLY obtained. Scarcity of
cara aud the heavy consumption OF stove
coal ut This time OF the year are the main
Causes o. the trouble.
The F., w. d B. oar shops 10 this city
have just about completed 30 passenger
coaches, which 10 abont the annual in
Rtalment of new coaches required on the
P, w. d 3 system. They nave just re-
csived sn order to bnild SO stock cars for
the Pennsylvania main line.
The election Of George deb. Keim as a
director OF tho Baltimore q Ohio RAILROAD
Is construed in financial circles to fore
shadow closer relations between that
company aud the Reading line, Mr.. Ksim
being president Of the PhilsdeIphla Il
Reading Goal aud Iron Company.
A now private car to be ueed as pay
car was flashed by the Jackson u Sharp
Company for the Jacksonville, Tampa y
Key West railroad the other day. A
hondsop,e and luxurious private chr fcs
Robert Coleman, tho president OF this
road is now being constructed at the
same works.
The nsp earniogs and income Of the
Philadelphia division of the Baltimore &
OHIO railroad for the fiscal year ending
September Both, 1883, were SSC l02 II,
while the fixed charges, including cash
payments to shaking funds. rentals, taxes
and interest en- lnsns AID discounts, ag-
gregg Sh57, 1913 80, showing loss Of
| @622 OIL rs
a. j. Cassa.t, president, W. A. Patton,
vioe-prssidens, J, g. CaEsatt, secretary
and W II. Painter, o director, all Of the
New York, Philadelphia g. Norfolk rail.
road, were In Norfolk the other day look.
ing after the interests of their road. Mr..
Gassatt contenplatcs making somc
changes and improvements in the com
pms 4 southern connections.
| Tho Pennsylvania railroad has ordered
I d5 GOO tons Of stesI rails for delivery in
! 1859. The contracts have been awarded
to the Cambria Iron Company OF Johns
town, The Pennsylvania Steel Company
a. Harrisburg and the Edgar Thomson
Steel Works at Piitsburg. at 1913 per ton
The rails will weigh 60 pounds to the
yard and will be sufficient to lay 42S miles
OF track.
The Baltimore d Philadelphia railroad
at it's first construction, probably cost a
much il not more than any new line eve
built in this country. The cont OF building
the Iine atone was S172 101 6S per mil
between Baltimore Il Philadelphia, whicl
! immense cost WAS made necessary b,
reason Of its being the rival of railroa
with one of the Fl est road-beds in tn
country. This cost includes nothing 70
| -tqulpmeiit, az Al tho equipment YVES fal
nished by the Baltimore u Ohio Company