The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-24
RAILROAD NOTES.

Railroad men say tnat the eighteen-foot
clock on the river front of the Central
ferry house is not only the largest in the
coantry but it is one of the most accurate
as we'll
During 1890 the Pennsylvania Railroad
received freights at the Freehold station
over $4,000. and from passengers nearly
so COO
The New York Stock Exchange has
listed 1901. 900 additional first consol
mortgage guaranteed seven per cent.
bonds of the Morris and Essex Railroad
Company. making the total amount
listed S, ,90s, 900
An order has been made in the case of
the Philadelphia and Seashore Railroad
Company. prohibiting the holding Of an
election of officers until further orders
are received from the court
Twenty-Five Lackawanna coal crews
were laid off at Scranton a week ago on
account of the stoppage of mining.
Dover Iron Era says:-The railroad
men are talking of an exploit performed
on Thursday of last week in the pulling z
of a passenger train by coal train loco
motive. An engine Of one of the fast
lines broke down on the way and had to
go into the Port Morris round
house for repairs. This necessitated
the assignment of Engineer James Sulli-
van and his coal train locomotive TO run
the passenger train from that place TO
cess that seven minutes Of the lost time
was made up between the two points.
This was considered remarkable feat to
be accomplished by an engine Of that
class, not equipped with air brakes to
save time in making stops at stations.
A carload OF new steel rails for the
Pennsylvania Railroad has reached New
Brunswick. They are sixty feet long and
are mitred so that when the ends are
Joined the metal is continuous. there be-
ing no space between the Joined ends 10
cause jar The lot on hand, measuring
16, 40 feet, is TO be laid between the Rari-
tan River Bridge and Stelton-
A new railroad route is proposed by
the Pennsylvania Railroad 10 avoid the
dangerous curves of the present line.
The proposed new track will run from
Stelton, crossing the Raritan near Fox
Gully, and then skirt the experimental
farm to the main line. It will be nearly
a straight line and be used for all through
traffic, leaving the old route for local
trains and freights.
There is still every indication that the
negotiations bv which il is supposed the
Susauehanna Railroad will pass into the
possessiou of the W est Shore Railroad
Company will prove successful. The
stock of the Susqushanna is one Of the
most prominent features on the New
York stock market and it is continually
going up, selling higher tnan it has for
many years, anu TAR hlRner tnan bne OlFl-
dends on the stock justify.
Plans are now being mapped ont for
another branch railroad ia Burlingt on
county, TO ruu from CroSswicks 70 the
Amooy division of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. A canvass shows that the proposed
road is Meeting with much favor, and
much of the capital necessary has been
pledged BIZ resonsible parties. The 70 ad
will run through a rich country. and vii /
Droye a valuable adjunct.
The Chief OF Police has been ordered by
the City Attorney and Police Committee
of Eliza5eth's Council 10 prevent at all
hazards the attempt of Re Central Rail-
road to throw bridge Sover its railroad
tracks at Second street aud Port avenue.
Serious trouble is feared IL the railroad
does not recede from its position.
President J. r. Maxwell, of the Jersey
Central Railroad, denied yesterday that
there was bad feeling between his road
and the Reading in consequence OF the
latter shipping coal over the Lehigh Val
ley Road to Perth Amboy. lt had been
rumored that the Jersey Central In retail
latiou was about TO annul its lease with
thex eading and shut that company out
of ew York Mr.. Maxwell said there
was nothing in the report.
One OF those accidents which plainly
condemu the Flying switch" occurred al
four o'clock on Monday. morning 10 ths
| freight yard adloiafng the Broad street
| station of the Newark and New Y0rk
| road. A heavy train of freight cars with
| out a brakeman was thrown into thI
| ward from Hamilton street and crashed
| into two fsat cars leaded with eight-inci
steel pipe. The dat cars splintered 1