Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
READY FOR RIDERS.
The BraddOck and Turtle Creek Rail-
way Company to Start Its Cars
BRIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING.
The Plant Fully Tested and the Contract
Carried Out Early.
A DESCRIPTION OF THE ENTERPRISE

"Nothing succeeds like success" Those
who attended a meeting of Braddock Coun-
ell, one very hot night about year ago,
when the matter OF granting right of way
was under discussion with some half dozen
rival companies thirsting for each others
gore, thought by the time the controversy
would be settled the town would be worn
out by attrition The members called each
other impolite names, and some made grave
charges, and the President of Council
Knocked a pocket Bible and a copy of a
Salvation Army book to pieces on the table,
after he had worn out his gavel, but the
road is built, and the cars will, if no acci-
dent intervene, be running to-day, and
friend and foe-as rule-of last July
rejoice with exceeding great joy that they
need not, like the people of the West End
suburbs, wear their lives away in slow horse
cars or wait for hours for steam railway
trains.
A Little Ahead of Time.
Right of way was granted to the Brad
dock and Turtle Creek Railway in August,
by August, 1891, so that the company ex-
the limit. Work began April 1, and track
laying was completed June 9. The power
house and machinery were ready for work
the first of the present month, but since
then there has been delay in getting the
cars. The length of the road is at present
two miles, one and one-fourth of which is
double track and paved with Belgian block,
costing the company $50, 900. The Thomson
Houston system is used, the same as that
on the Duquesne and Second avenue,
and to be used on the Pittsburg, Allegheny
and Manchester Railway. The motors are
of 20-horse power instead of 15, as on the
other roads in this city. The extra power
is provided for the purpose of hauling tail
ers to accommodate the extra travel when
turns are changed at the mills, when 900
men come out at once. There are 4, 600
men who are thus let off at intervals from
time to time, and the street railway COM
pany expects to be able to haul them all
without trouble.
The road begins below Rankin station,
and at present extends to point above the
Edgar Thomson Steel Works, the intention
being to extend it to Turtle Creek and
Wilmerding as soon as evidence can be OBJ.
tanned to show that the investment would
not be losing one.
To Start Operations This Morning.
The company will start three cars this
and expects to run past any given
point on the road at intervals of eight min
utes. In the power house is an S0-horse
power dyn amo, which is estimated to be
able to propel twice the number of cars
now on hand. The engine is somewhere
between 100 ard 125-horse power, and is be- |
lieved to be more than sufficient for all |
needs for some time to come.
Fare for single trip is cents, or tickets |
for % cents. A monthly ticket for 60 trips |
can be had for 81. This is designed es-
pecially for mill men who must make extra |
trips, but can be purchased by anyone. 1t |
is not transferable. A family ticket is |
sold. so trips for So. good for any length of |
time, and caa be used by any member of the
family purchasing it. The motormen, con-
ductors and engineers are selected from the
immediate neighborhood, all except the
electrician. who is the man lately employed
on the Second avenue line
Thursday and yesterday by the Thomson
road into operation, and they say it is safe
to announce that the carrying of passengers
can be commenced this morning, and Super
lntendent G. I. Samets will give the
order
AS soon as it is decided where the bridge
Braddock with Homestead will
be located the Braddock and Turtle Creek
Railway Company will extend its line to
he latter place, but not before, as the COM
Dany does not care to run the risk of ex-
pending several thousand dollars on an I'm.