Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-10-11
A RAILROAD PROBLEM.
how 10 MAKE A DIRECT CONNECTION, AT
TEE UPPER END OF TOWN,
Between The @Pswiky" Tracks and the Terminal
Railway Sys.m-Thrss Suggestions Which
are Under Consideration.

For some time back President Cochran,
of the Terminal Railway Company, has
been engaged with the engineering force
Of the Company in an attempt to study out
some method by which short and direct
connection, of easy grade, could be made
between the "Pewiky" tracks, at the upper
end of the city, and the tracks Of the Ter
minal Company.
Such connection is not only very de-
sirable thing, from a general point OF view,
but in the event that the city and the re
wiky" Company is unable to come TO terms
regarding the proposed new passenger sta
ton at the foot of Eleventh street-a thing
which is very likely to happen, by the way
from present indications-the Company
must find some other location for the trans
action of its growing business, and in cases
of this sort, it is natural for Railroad Com
panies, as well as for the public, to turn to
the Terminal system for solution OF the
difficulty.
Three plans have boen suggested and
partially examined, looking 10 such con-
dition as is here indicated, and while none
Of them have been adopted or even endor-
sed as being just the thing, all have points
Of merit.
One plan, which is much thought Of, is
to run tunnel from the west end OF Fifth
street, just west of Main, through the hill,
coming out on the bank of the creek just
where 1t makes the sharp bend TO the south
atEise's. Such tunnel, with the neces-
sary connections aud bridge across the
creek, would cost in the neighborhood OF
one hundred thousand dollers, and would
allow trains on the "Pewiky" to run south
to the new tunnel, thence through into the
Peninsula, and then around to the Union
passenger station, at Eighteenth and Mar
ket streets. The tunnel would have
rising grade Of about fourteen feet from
the river TO the creek end, and would be
about eight hundred feet long.
A second plan, which commends itself
particularly TO the Terminal Company, for
the reason that it would allow them TO ship
to and from the "Topn mill, is 10 start IN
Jonathan's ravine, between the two tun-
nels, where they alreadY'have short spur
track, and run line west TO Main street,
curving north at the crossing OF Main
street, passing the street on an overhead
grade, and then swinging around due north
and curving out TO the bank of the river,
llidlll SlILhO VIC pIGSGub blciuC VI bhS
"Pewiky" This line is also favored be-
cause, with line to Connellsvillei in the fu
ture, coal could be shipped right down to the
rivers edge, and as there is deco water at
that particular point, boats could be loaded
there, at times when there is not enough
water between here and Pittsburg to float
barges, for the down river market
Still third plan is to run a line from
the west end of the tunnel, where the track
runs out on the Union bridge, curving out
along the hillside behind the Top mill,
and running north until the grade of the
"Pewiky" is struck. This line is the least
promising of the three, as its construction
would involve some engineering difficulties
in making curve which would allow the
road to enter the tunnel.
These various projects have been inform
ally brought TO the attention Of the en-
gineers of the Pennsylvania system, and
there has been an informal conference
upon the subject. OF course, the matter is
very far from being in tangible shape, as
yet, but the hen is on, to use a bomely
phrase, and something may come of it in
time.