Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-01-27
RAILROAD NEWS.

The L. 81 N. has just contracted
with the Rhode Island Locomotive
Works for 10 new freight engines. l
has also ordered $50 new refrigerator
cars.
Assistant Superintendent Dunn, o.
the Louisville & Nashville, went t
Decatur to meet the Boston excur
sion party enroute to California. The
party remains five hours in that city
Beginning with January 25, the
rate for l,0O0.mile tickets on the b
" .. lines west of the Ohio river will
be reduced from 1926 to $40. The rates
east of the Ohio have always been
$40. The 1,000-mile tickets which
have been, or may be sold east of the
Ohio will hereafter be honored on the
Is. " .. lines west of the Ohio and
vice versa.
Chairman Blanchard, speaking in
reference TO the action Of the Michi-
gan Central in reducing the rates on
l,OOO-mile tickets TO $40, says that no
official notice will be taken of it until
the next general meeting of the Cen
trail Pacific Association, when it will
be fully considered by the managers.
The prevailing opinion is that the $40
rate will be adopted by all of the as
ISOLATION roads.
A prominent official of the Atchi-
son and Topeka system says that his
company has decided to buy 100000
bushels of wheat and ship to Western
Kansas for spring seeds. The company
will charge nothing for transporta-
ton, and sell it at cost, taking notes
from the farmers, due in one year, at
. per cent. He thought the action of
his company would be duplicated by
the Missouri Pacific.
The Cumberland Valley branch of
The l.. & N. has been completed be-
tween Corbin and Barboursville. 1t
has been turned over TO the transport
tation department, and now boasts
regular schedule. The branch is
but Ia miles in length, but is very
valuable and convenient in the con-
struction of the remainder of the line
to Pineville. Local traffic on the lit
tie road is reported as already active.
Snow-Sheds to cover the railway
tracks have been built at points on
the Central Pacific road where it
crosses the Sierras. As the trains
bound east leave Em nj gparpose of the !
EDS %h u TO prevent the track being G
lried under falling and drifting |
low. They secure this end, but are
Iemselyes the source of great incon-
enience, such as the noise, the loss
view and the combining of the
moke to the train. There is nothing
ocular in the construction of these
beds, which have to support only
he burden Of the snow. But on the
ne of the Canadian Pacific, where
he road crosses the Rocky Noun
aims, sheds of different construction
re needed. Before the road was
observations in the noun
aims showed that avalanches must be
provided against. A single avalanche
overed the track for a distance of
300 feet and to the depth of 80 feet.
The result OF the these observations
vas that the company built four and
'ne-half miles, of snow-sheds at an
enormous expense. The sheds are
constructed as follows: On the high
ide Of the mountain slope a crib
llled with stones is constructed.
Along the entire length OF the shed
md on the opposite side of the track
imber trestle is erected; strong tim
Yer beams are laid from the top of
he crib work to the top of the tres
lie A feet apart and at an angle repre-
enting the slope of the mountain as
learly as possible. These are cover
ID over with 4-inch planking, and the
beams are braced on either side from
he trestle aud from the crib. The
covering is placed at such a height as
o give 81 feet head way from the I'M
Ter side of the beam to the center of
he track. The longest of these sheds
s 300 feet.