The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-14
ON RAIL AND cRossTIE.
Local ana General Gossip in Railway
Circles

On and after yesterday the South Caro-
lima railway will run through sleeping car
from Charleston to Atlanta by the evening
train to Augusta, for the accommodation of
the through travel from Charleston to the
West.
The East Tennessee road has recently
placed an order with the Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works, Of Philadelphia, for fifteen
| consolidation freight engines and ten pas
senger engines, to be delivered in Septen-
Der and October The last of twenty con-
solidation engines ordered a year ago was
received few days ago.
Probably the most remarkable railroad
in the world is that running from Gloggintz
to Lounering, near Vienna. 1t is only 25
miles in length, and cost over 81, 000, 900. Il
begins at the little station of Gloggintz, at
an elevation of ], 400 feet, and from there
the train, hauled by two powerful locomo-
tives, winds round and round over some
fifteen double viaducts and through as
many tunnels. 1t creeps along precipices
affording glimpseS of some of the widest
scenery in Europe. Its terminus, Lounering,
is at an elevation of $500 feet
Some tremendous figures are used in set
ting forth the earnings and business of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company's vast
system, the annual report of which has just
been issued. The total gross earnings for
the year reach the enormous sum of Sl15,
5l5,506, and the net earnings we're
$3S, 277 ,426 There were carried
over the lines of the road 1885,
12S,215 tons of freight and 68, 1913, 705 pass
engers. These totals are almost appalling
in their magnitude, and show what an i'm
portant part the great railroad systems of
the country play in business affairs.
A Charleston NelDS and Courier reporter
has been interviewing General Manager
Peck, of the South Carolina railway, about
the proposed extension of the Barnw rail-
road to Savannah. Col. Peck was shown
the telegram published in the MORNING
NEWS few days ago about the Barnwell
meeting
"oh, yes, said Col. Peck, 81 read that
What thenY'
DO you know anything about the pro-
posed extensionp'
Nothing at all. The Barnwell and
Blackvile railroad was sold to Mr.. Mike
Brown, | believe We have nothing to do
with it, and I'm sure don't know what he
intends to do with it"
What do you think of the projectE'
well, l doubt whether any railroad
could be built from Barnwell to Savannah
in the near future, but still I am unable to
say anything about it. About seven-eighths
OF the things we see in the newspapers now
adays about railroads are absolutely with
out foundation, and 50 I doa't think it
worth my while to charge my mind VITA
them. have no doubt that meeting was
held in Barawell, and l have no doubt that
the meeting enthus .astically Endorsed the
plan, whatever it was. In fact, Barnwell
meeting would enthusiastically indorse any
plan that promised railroad out of Barn
well, but whether that Endorsement would
be good in bank is another question, which
l am not prepared to answer. No; know
nothing about the proposed road"
Col. Peck is evidently not anxious, from
the tone of the interview, that the Barnwen
road shall come in this direction.