The sun., 1890-01-26
NEWS or rHE RAIIROADs
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Latest ISnOrnaslsu 81 Intsrsst From All
Quarters.
The Portland Orsoonidn reports that 1000
men are still at work on the oregon Paclilc
road In the Cascade Mountains, and that track
laying has reached to within fifteen miles oil
the summit II Is expected that the summit
| will he reached before work is abandoned the
present wintor. The present CONTRACTORS VII WI
summit eastward. on which contract work vii
| be commenced In the early spring anu pusheu
10 completion rapidly.
James E. Childs who has been assisttsnt t gen, gen,
Southern, win return on Feb. e the service Ice
| OF the New York, Ontario and western. be
will succeed John Burton as general manager
meeting Of The t%ShiEn Valley RSTGHa Sa
standing the decrease in coal tonnage for the
year, In which we have share In common
the total tonnage gee oarried over our lines has In
creased. This ls due to the growth or bH S0th
nsss @ the the nsSms iru@ WhlSh chs shows an
OF sBSS l2O for the year" He also spoke OF the
o Of the eqe and SsS5 5Sn 5S a n
strastlOn q the the SchGSlEiil and fshisS yalloy
President, and Charles Harts6orne, William L.
kobeFt i. sayre, Hf,s J%Fass Jamss BIaEslee john K
Fell Robert A. tSmRert0P JShn B. Garrett S1St
Pardee were chosen a Board OF Directors.
A clever swindler walked up to the. pay car
window on the Philadelphia and ReadinR road
At Reading the other day and gave his name 10
awIndIa raIEmdaIste5 Guy as Erankn Y, 5S Schansr d1e
oas6ed at one of the % city banks before the gen. u
th nine III Franklin 3 Schaffer presented himself to
SS SHdGT GF s s o1s p'm''0r Guy
George r. Randolph. general pssseneer
Railroad, has resigned. and on the .27th inst.
Yill become general freight agent OF the New
quarters at Boston,
The Montrose Railroad marrow Rauge). run
the, last. year OF about $1,000. and declares
the dyde1dp II psh dsrbuted SsP In the thitee1
years life OF the company.
LitiRatiSn Is ended ct last in the celebrated
case Of William l.. Albert against the New
York. Lake Eric and Western Railroad Com:
the Court Of Xppeas WhicS 6Sd prosoasy
sustained sustained the Judgment rendered By the
Se rsuseaP an mads
the as case for further argument; The company
to pay the original award Of $4,000 damages,
with interest and costs, the total amounting to |
BY az N h
State ip compensation for personal injuries |
received BY accident on railroad.
Much complaint is made by the Philadelphia |
and Reading railroad freight crews. on account |
from PaIo Alto to Port Riehmond. PhiiSdeiphia..
As now run. II requires never less than twelve
make a "trip. Crews are unable to. 70 down one
day. and return the next Heretofore. this was
hours to move It Is said that the crews Se are ino
necessary By the many cases d sickness. All
these delays are not only costly to the men, but
cars worth thousands Of dollars are tied 1p ef in
idle1sss: Railroad men contend that this
trains at hiEheF speed. and In this way SaSaS The
move its freight easier and quicker.
The LehiGh Valley Railroad Company will ex-
pend million dollars In buying property at
The capacity OF its machine shop.
By ,declsion of the Chester county Pa)
must remove all its grade crossings In that
county.
The unusual sight Of an engine cab on fire
gas witnessed tS the other night ct Birdsboro
rom unfnown @ Causes. 5 III The % enaineer and ars
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scene. and at one time the entire train was in
danger OF being burned up. The brakes were
applied. and the engineer at great risk. got
hold OF the throttle. stopping the train after |
abort run. He was severely burned. The |
lanes were then e1tinguished, and the train
vent on to Its destination.
. The middle division Of the Pennsylvania
from Harrisburg to Altoona, Is In Q
pad condition so far as the transportation OF |
reight is concerned. Many of tho sidinRs are |
blocked with trains The cause can be attrtb- |
lted TO lR grippe. many OF the crews being siek.
rhe new mon put to work are unable to handle
he immense traffic Over 200 conductors, en-
Tineers. and brakemen are of duty on this
iivision.
The gnadilla Valley Railway Company fled
certificate Of incorporation Ytththe Secretary .
u State In Albany Yesterday for CONSTRUCTING Q
silr9Hd lsS miles In length. commencing in
iecttnE With the Richfeld Springs branch Of 9
sailroad CompaIy. thence running By the
most direct and feasible route through the
owns OF BrtdEevater and Brookfeld. MadiSon I
seriin. = Chenanso eou9ty. t9 its termination at
Jew York: ontAri9 and Western RAILROAD Com
,he =; direStorsaEe r. Floyd Clarke, Frederick Z. v
h5S.lss 5a 1o, p hGerdsoN nd and Russell H94diy
ey City. Nj.