The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-29
ON RAIL AND oRossTIE.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
Circles.

circles.
il. Wagner, Of the Wagner Car Door
Company Of Indianapoll was at the Mar
shall Yesterday.
Gov. Humphrey of Kansas in his inau-
gural message gives the railway mileage OF
that state as S, 1879 m les.
E. Glavin, lost car agent of the Atlantic
Coast Line with headquarters g; Whining
ton, Del, was in Savannah yesterday.
nc. Underwood, lost car agent of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad with
headquarters at Atlanta, was in the city
yesterday.
D. W. Appler, general agent OF the Cen
trail railroad at Atlanta, was in the city
yesterday on business concerning the rates
Of the road.
The New South Wales Locomotive Engine
Drivers, Friremen's and Cleaner Associa-
ton is the rather extended title Of a trades
union in Australia.
P F. Doherty Of the Davis Locomotive
Works of Scranton, was at the Marshall
yesterday. He is south winding up some
business With the Central railroad.
Mai. A. c. Knapp, traffic manager of
the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad
was in tie city Yesterday, and will probably
remain over to-da, Maj. Knapp's road is
doing an enormous traffic this season.
NJ B. Suber, superintendent of the
Americas, Preston and Luupkin railroad
was in the city yesterday on business. He
is getting rates from the Central railroad
and Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way
J. P Whitcomb of the Providence Loco
motive Works, IS in the city on business
connected with the recent purchase by the
Central railroad of the handsome engine
which the company had on exhi bition at
the Augusta exhibition
A sign Of railway development in con-
sentative New England 3 seen in the fact
thai the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railway Company contemplates the
expenditure of Sl2, 500,00O in building
branches and second tracks, constructing
grade crossings, etc.
E. T. B. Glenn, who has been for long
time claim auditing clerk of the traffic de-
partment of the Central railroad, has been
promoted to the chief clerkship of the
suDerintendent's office of the Southwestern
railroad division. Mr.. Glenn is an old rail
road man. He was formerly employed by
the Cumberland Valley railway of North
| Carolina, When the Macon claim office
was established, Mr.. Glenn secured posi-
ton there, and remained in Macon until
the claim office was transferred to Savan-
nah, and he was rendered the position of
clerk, which he held until few days
ago. He is very popular among Central
railroad employees here, and has made
friends with all whom lie knew.
A correspondent Of the RaU,Cay Age
asks what is the average cost OF stopping
and starting passenger train and freight
| train at a crossing. No absolutely accurate
answer can be given to this question
although rough estimates have frequently
been made, one placing the cost of starting
! and stopping a heavy passenger train as
high as s., while some experienced railway
! officers figure the cost at from 30 cents to
| 81 50 on the average. The expense of
| stepping and starting a train is made up Of
| several items. Loss of steam and fuel is
one, and damage to rails by cutting them
| with sand, spelling wheels by hattening,
| loss of time, which in these days of
sharp competitor is important, are also
among the elements of cost to be- con-
sidered. So expensive and announcement
are grade crossings that railway companies
| can generally afford to paw literally to Sc
cure under or over crossings, and in the
| building Of important roads nowadays this
! fact is generally recognized. The Atchison,
| Topeka and Santa Fe Company in con-
| structing its extension from Kansas City to
| Chicago built large number Of under or
Owe crossings Of other roads at great ex-
pense, ii some cases as high as $40, 0OO, con-
| sidering this economy in the long run. in
saving the time and inevitable expense of
stopping at grade crossings and also the
loss from collisions at such points.