The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-28
RAILROAD NOTES

Frank Sweeney OF the ~Switchmen's
Mutual Aid Association, although Just
defeated for reelection to the office of
grand master of that body, has been made
editor and manager OF tbs SlUttchmen's
journal the official organ of the aSsocia-
ton. He had been filling the office tenn
porarily before.
The winter edition of the Prudential
directory, a railway guide and hand
book OF general information for Newark,
has just bean issued. 1t is compiled by
Mr.. q. IL. Kinney, and gives the railroad
time tables In q form that can easily be
understood, besides a umb of facts
n figures of interest.
Two express trains for the Lakewood
travel were put upon the Central last
week.
The double track of the Sugquehanna
was finished to North Paterson last week
ana the terminal has been removed there
from Riverside.
Master Mechanic C. e. Fuller of the
Eastern division of the Erie has resigned,
to take the place of superintendent of
motive power on the Central Vermont.
The Erie shops at Susquehanna recent
~ turned out q fast engine for the Sus-
q~uenanna division. 1t was painted bright
red all over and has seven-foot drivers.
The Susquehanna has the iron upon the
ground for the construction of a new
bridge across the Pequannock at Char
lotteburg to replace b old wooden
structure.
The first annual convention of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Railway
Track Foremen was held at Kansas City.
No., recently. About eighty delegates.
representing 2.000members. were present.
A change is announced among the su-
periniendents OF the philadelphia e.
Reading. w. BertoIette of the Shamokin
Division is to become the successor of C.
NJ. " OF the Williamsport Division.
lie Lackawanna has granted the re-
quest of some OF its telegraph operators
and advanced their pay from $40 to S45.
These men, upon Whom great RESPONSE
bility falls, are on all roads among the
poorest paid of all the employees.
Coach pa hitting is TO be made q speciality
at the elm Ira shops OF the Erie this win
ter 10 orde to get the passenger equip
ment in good trim for the Chicago Fair.
On rhat account much OF the repair
work will be done at the company's other
shops.
The tracks of the Central at Elizabeth
have been spread apart to admit of the
construction OF the piers for the Pennsyi-
yanlaas overhead tracks. Workmen are
busy forming timbers for The structure
on each side of the main avenue, and all
OF the preliminary work is being pushed
rapidly.
Master Mechanic Jackson Richards, Of
bue ttsRulngs naS O model of q new
engine which he Is about to construct.
He says that he will give the engine
away to the first man who asks for il If
he: cannot make 100 miles an hour with it,
and he does not claim that this will be
the highest rate OF speed 1t can make. He
has been working for ten years upon his
ideas for this engine. The engine will
have four cylinders. not Compounded,
and the drivers will be six feet in
diameter.
An important change has been made on
the Reading. w. A. Stevenson, who.
since the. opening of the Re ading's Buff
falo line, has been superintendent OF tn g
Seneca Division from Sayre to Manches-
ter, has been assigned to other duties,
and the jurisdiction Of 4. Fl. Fennell.
superintendent of the Buffalo Division,
has. been extended over it. This will
give Mr.. FenneIl supervision over the en-
lire line from Buffalo to Sayre. Mr..
Stevenson is q son OF General Superin-
tendent Stevenson.