Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-01-11
Railroad News.

VALLEY RY' Is GOING THE PROSPECT
AHEAD OF THE CHEsAPEAKE u OHIO
EXCURSION TO WAsHINGTON-THE
FIRST TRAIN OVER THE CINCINNATI
BRlDGE-DoUBLE TRACK FOR THE C
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Mr.. Samuel Spencer. President of the
| Valley Railroad and ex-President OF the
Baltimore q Ohio, who was in New York
last week, is said by his friends to be get
ting his affairs in shape for engaging again
in the railroad business. He proposes to
take vacation for month or two. Ru-
mors have it that he will go either into
the service of the Chesapeake & Ohio. the
Erie. or the Pennsylvania. The Drexel,
Morgan & Co. fnancial syndicate are
among Mr.. Spencer's friends.
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RY.
Speaking of the connection of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Ry. with the big Four
system just successfully done by the finish
ing Of its extension from Ashland to
Covington, and the opening Of its great
bridge at Cincinnati, gentleman on the
inside of its affairs said to correspondent
of the Baltimore s'Sun" IN New York
"We have got one of the best railroad men
In the country at the head of the road, and
it starts out with fair promise of becom-
ing one of the great trunk lines to the
West. 1t is the shortest line from Wash
ington to Cincinnati, and will in time
prove rival even to the Baltimore "
reach down to New York in competi-
ton with the roads here. but certainly
from Washington to Cincinnati it need
fear NO competition. The road is now
down to hard-pan, cash basis, and under
continuance Of such a programme. the
only honest method of railroading, the
hopes of its friends must be realized. The
time, too, when 1t will have a double track
is not so far off. A large addition is being
constantly made to it's sidings, all of
which may be used when the double track
comes. and the running plant of the road
has been put IN thoroughly efficient con-
dition. The coal and mineral resources of
the country it taps will be opened up by
the demands of the Big Four region. and
in return large increase of freightage to
tidewater from the West may confidently
be expected. The road will be running its
own train from Newport News to Cincin-
natl next week, and will quickly prove to
the public that it is the quickest route
from Washington, Memphis. Louisville
and all that section to Cincinnati"
EXCURSION TO WASHINGTON.
The B. & o. company will run Wash
ington excursion train from Lexington on
Thursday morning, January 18th, passing
Stanton at $50. Tickets will be good un-
til January 265h-a good, long trip. The
rate for the roundtrip from the following
stations is-Timber Ridge $3.50; Decatur
$3.50; Fairfield $3.50; Raphlne So IS;
Spottswood $3.50; Greenville $6.15; Mint
Spring So 90; Folly Mills S. 95; Staunton
1915; Fort Defiance $5.45; Mt. Sidney
SIS 40, and Weyer's Cave SIS 30. The length
of time of the ticket gives the opportunity
of not only seeing Washington sights, but
making many little excursions from there.
Mr.. M. V. Richards, the active and
watchful Land and Immigration Agent
of the Baltimore & Ohio BY, was in this
city on Monday.
The B. & o. BY. commenced on January
LIST the issue of stop-over checks to the
LaJ IF f,rof nj yotc 6f-
teen days. Now, passenger may get off
at any station and resume his journey at
any time within fifteen days.
THE FIRST PASSENGER TRAIN.
The first passenger train to cross the
new bridge of the Chesapeake & Ohio rail-
road, over the Ohio river at Cincinnati,
came from Huntington. W. Va, over the
south bank of the Ohio river, and contain
ed Mr.. G. P. Huntington and Mr.. M. E.
Ingalls,. The crossing was made on the
afternoon of December %. 1t is understood
that the new road will not be put into
active operation, perhaps. until the work
of ballasting is thoroughly done. The man
agement promises after May to run solid
trains from Cincinnati to New York.
President ingalls,. of the Chesapeake q
Ohio road, and of the G. l., st. l.. & c.,
has given instructions that the new bridge
over the Ohio river at Cincinnati should
be used after January 1st for the inter
change of the freight traffic of the two
roads. 1t will be sixty days before it will
be used for the passenger traffic of the
road.