The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-23
RAILROAD NOTES.

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Trains will run regularly to Peapack.
over the Rockaway Valley Railroad, after
| next Monday
Train Dispatcher Maloney, of the Erie
Railroad, at Jersey City, has resigned.
1t is promised that the Greenwood Lake
Railroad will inaugurate the summer
season On May 10.
Atwood Koyt, of Lafayette, has sue
ceeded Nv. Campbell. Jr., as clerk of the
freight depot at Newton.
A mail car fifty-six feet long is being
| built at the Dover shops for the main
line Of the D., l. q w. X. r.
The rumor that the Central Railroad
Erie through Newark is ridiculed by raul
road men.
Two new Long Branch trains will be
added next week. BY good luck the adj
| dition will not make u change in the
schedule necessary.
The Central will undoubtedly have an
overhead crossing at Liberty street, as
| well as at Rector street, although the
plans are not drawn yet.
Conductor Tunnisun, of the D., l.. & w.
r. r., who has been i'll several months,
| reported for duty last week and was as
signed conductor OF a freight train.
TO encourage the railroad postal clerks
| in the faithful performance of their du-
ties, Postmaster-G General Wanamaker has
! decided to distribute twelve gold medals
| amoug them at the close of the year fol-
general efficiency.
Robelt M. Parker, one of the youngest
| sons OF Cortlnndt Parker, has been ap-
| pointed division freight agent OF the
lines east OF Susquehanna, Pa,
with an office at Pavonia FERRY. He has
been in the Erie offices for four years, and
| has shown marked ability.
An order was issued by the Court of
Chancery last week on motion of Chand-
| Ter w. Riker. counsel of Clinton town
ship, directing the Lchigh Valley Rail
| road Company to cease work on q bridge
| across the lower Elizabeth road. The law
provides that when a railway crosses q
| highway the plans shall be submitted to
| the Township Committee, and work shall
not be done until the plans have been ap-
| proved. In the Lshigh Valley Railroads
extension to Roselle the company sub
| mitted plans for crossing this road, which
the Township Committee of Clinton dis
On the arrival Of a North Penn train at
Bethlehem from Philadelphia the other
| day q cur inspector found a big white cat
sitting on n truck OF a car, having ridden
| all the way from Philadelphia.
A Jersey Central construction train is
| building serviceabie bridges and culverts
| on the Drifton branch, aud from official
| sources 1t is learned That this branch is tc
be extended to Freeiand from Drirton
| t~erintpus.
The Delaware. Lackawanna and West
| ern Railroad is preparing TO put a steel
bridge across the Delaware below Port.
| land, in place of the present iron bridge,
which hats been in use for eighteen years
ard has been condemned. Tnis road mad
| better fix up the old wooden ''three-span'i
| bridge between Dover and Port Gram be-
| fore anything serious happens.
Commuters who ravel between New
| York and Piainfield lave formed three
| clubs, each one OF which has y palace car
| fitted up ia elegant style. the latest
| club car is a twelve-wheeled Pullman
| palace, seventy-two feet long aud
| specially adapted to fill every possible
| want which any club membes may OK
press during The hour consumed by the
trip 10 the metropolis.
The new sleeping rooms of the Hoboken
| depot We're finished AND thrown open on
Thursday. Thirty beds have been placed
| ID the rooms and as many men can now
! be accommodated with sleeping quarters.
| This will be of especial advantage tc
freight trainmeu, who have heretofore
| been compelled to pat up with Whatever
| accommodation Il caboose offered.