The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-26
RAILROAD NOTES.

The railroads of the country employ
700, COO men. Each year they lose 2, 600 of
are injured annually. 1t is estimated
that 5000. 900 people depend on these en-
ployes for a living.
Tt is said that Jay GouIds special train
recently made 4S4 miles over the Chicago
81 Northwestern at the rate of fifty miles
an hour without deducting stops, slow
downs or delays, and that at one time
speed of 102 miles an hour was recorded.
The heaviest coal train ever hauled was
brought to Newark a few days ago over
the Philadelphia & Reading railroad 1t
consisted OF ninety cars loaded with
2, 01S tons of coal. The combined weight
of cars and coal. without the engine and
tender, was 3,0l9.
The SusQuehanna Railroad has made
great improvements on the eastern end
of the line and spent over 100000. The
double track from the Pennsylvania cut
to Paterson will be completed BY Decem-
ber l, and the long trestle at West End
has been filed in with earth.
An effort is being made to induce the
Central management to build a spur from
Flanders to Budd's Lake. The air line
distance is about three ana half miles,
but grade over 400 feet will have to be
assembled in half of that distance to reach
the Mount Olive mines.
Robert Morreils new steel ties are to
be tried on the Lackawanna and Susque-
hanna roads. The inventor resides in
Summit, and it is said that trial will be
made there by Trackmaster Mclaughlin.
The Philadelphia a. Reading is trying a
steel tie, made in Philadelphia upon an
English model.
The AmalgamateG Society of Railroad
Servants in England has total mem
bership of 81, 900 railroad employees, being
an increase OF 1000 during the past year.
Its total income for the year amounted to
nAn q L. -. Il
on May 80 of no less than 5000, 900, and no
liabilities. its receipts over all expendi-
lures in 1890 being 1000.
The Canda Manufacturing Company
Is building huge works at Carteret, on
TIE Long Branch division, Cor the manu-
facture Of railroad cars.
All roads to Chicago are preparing for
faster trips, and there will be a great
struggle between them next year.
A big locomotive repair shop is being
built by the Central Railroad Company
in Lafayette, south Of the Newark
tracks.
The Cooks Locomotive Works has an
order for fifteen engines, and they are
being constructed. The Rogers shops
are also busy.
Lattice work cages are being put into
some Of the baggage cars on the Erie TO
keep satchels aud valises from being
damaged bv trunks and heavy packages
Lie OIueE VI AShAlWdy 1ldChulSh HdS
amalgamated with the Brotherhood of
Railway Section Foremen. John w.
Wilson is the new president and ID. Rus
sell has been elected secretary.
Trainmen's Brotherhood Lodge 219
will hold it's fifth annual ball this year in
Oratou Hall on Friday evening, Novem-
ber 20. One man, it is reported, has
already disposed of over 300 tickets.
The Erie is having big rush of freight
business and is eclipsing all previous
years in tonnage. The first two weeks of
this month showed an increase of 5000
carloads over the same period last year.
The new station at Communipaw is
nearly finished and has most attractive
appearance The Van Nostrand avenue
station at Greenville is nearly completed
aud one like it is ordered for Claremont.
The Dover shops of the Lackawanna
turn out five new passenger cars mouth.
They are all equipped for gas lights I'd