Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-02
SEVEN PINES ROUTE.
THIS RAILROAD TO BIZ COMPLETED IN
FEW DkYA
Some Interesting Facts In Connection with
This Rntorpriss Not Before
Published.

As was stated IN the Dispatch few days
sgo, one hundred aud ninety men have been
employed in building The Richmond and
Seven Pines railroad, which starts from the
corner Of Twenty-sixlh and L streets,
(where Il Is contemplated that connection
shall be made with the Electric Line,) and
terminates at the National cemetery at
Seven Pines, a, the point where the Nine
Mile road iniersects the Williamsburg road.
There /. now temporary suspension Of
operations pending the arrival ~ needed
materials which have been ordered. These
At hand. what remains 70 DC done on the
undertaking can be accomplished In q few
days-certainly within week.
rorSTs ABOUT TIE ROUTE.
The length OF the road il IN even figures
nine mites. There are TWO turnouts-one At
Ridge church. six miles from Richmond, ana
the otter near BabcOck's farm. The YORK
River railroad Is crossed at Fair oaks me
track Is laid on the right side o. the foAd-Ded
OF The Nine. Mile road, and follows that tho
rouehiare the whole distance except where
some few depressions 0f ground OF other
natural causes necessitate slightly bearing
10 the right. Tho only piece OF trestiinR -
1t stony Run, where there IS considerable
dip in The ground
THE GRADE.
The grade Is four and hall feet TO
the mile. At the National cemelcr7-ihe
eastern terminus the suriecf - but three
feet lower than al Twcnty-sixth and J
streets. The heaviest inclination, the con-
tractors say, s. one half OF ] per cent.
The roa0 IS standard gauge, and steam
will be employfd as motive pow
The rails used are Of steel, II is thought
that something Ike the C0ncy-lsiand coaches
viii be used for passenger traffic and light
freight cars will probably be used also.
WHIT THERg IS TO DO.
The road Is complete except a; the Stony
Run tfcstle.woft and 81 The stafttnG-pOint IN
The city and short link rear the cemetery.
With these exceptions the road has been m
isbRd 20 tive CORPORATION line. and the part
that lies in tho civ could have oecn gotten
re,dv rrc now, but thC necessary franchises
have Just been obtained The delay was quo
o. the fact That sfeI petition bad been pre-
ssnied IN ibe Council asking The necessary
privileges and been iayoraby reported by
tue committee the Iouic was changed, ana
thus some time wa lost.
n has not yct been positively announced
when the Bne vii. be put iu operation, bul u
f. expected tibet 10 will 10 opened al on eaiIy
day, perhaps about the first oi The year.
orpCrrs AND CONTRACTORS.
Nr. T.. ". CnilGs, ~ Sew York, Il the
principal owner Of this property, and Mr.
Isne,aa J0nnroD wae iho engineer. Cap
tam 4. g.. Bahcock is the precedent and
Thomas Is. Murphy SECRETARY and treasurer
81 The company.
Messrs. Thomas Barry & Go. were the con-
tractors. and Nr. &. IS. Ooie0, q that 1rm.
who aid the track for Inc Electric Line IN
this CITY was DO immedNte charge of the
work u construction. A dispatch reporter
drove down the entire length Of The route
Yesterday ia company vito Mr. Barry, and
H. an appearances the fob hoe been well exc
ecubd. The TorG plyses through Some very
pretty country. and va good weather there
viii hc omore pleasant evening trip than TO
Seven Pines.