Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-14
WORLDS FAIR TRAVEL.
The Pennsylvania and b. & o. Railroad
Companies Will spend Millions in Pre-
pairing for Its Accommodation.
philndalnhia Rarnrd

companies VIII spcHu htiiioiiS III fre-
pairing for Its Accommodation.
Philadelphia Record
Both the Pennsylvania and the Balti-
more & Ohio railroads expect 10 do an
enormous passenger business to and from
the Worlds Fair at Chicago next year, and
in anticipation of this are preparing to put
their lines in shape for handling this great
traffic promptly and economically. From
New York to Pittsburg pennsyh has
sufficient tracks for the accommodation Of
all the traffic that is likely to be thrown
upon it, and it is not probable that much
more will be done on This part Of the sys
tenn than to extend the third and fourth
tracks and to lay second track on the
Harrisburg Portsmouth, Mt joy and
Lancaster road, which forms the short cut
between Lancaster and Harrisburg Be
tween Philadelphia and Plttsburg the
Pennsylvania had on january LIST about
1872 miles Of third track and 50 miles Of
| fourth track With the average amount of
extension this year these tracks will be
ample for the Worlds Fair travel.
| West from Pittsburg to Chicago how
ever, most Of the Pennsylvania railroad S
lines have but u single track, and on this
| portion of the system it is proposed to
| spend about S7UO0o0 to enable them to
accommodate the travel to the fair About
100000 will be equally divided between
/ the Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago
railway and the Pittsbnrg, Chicago, Gin
einnati and st. Louis railroad in laying
several hundred miles Of new double
| track for which the contracts have been
awarded The remaining s200D,O00 will
be devoted to new locomotives passenger
coaches and other rolling stock. The loco
motives will all b. on the high speed class,
as il is proposed to make faster time than
is possible now.
OF TUE FORT WAYNE ROAD.
On the Fort Wayne road, which is the
chief Pennsylvania line reaching Chicago
from the east, over l5Dmilcs OF new second
track viii. be laid iii the next Is months
This viii be more than all the second track
that has been laid on the road the past II
years, during which time TO miles were
put down In all there will be about SDg
miles Of second track on the Fort Wayne
system when he Worlds Fair opens New
sidings viii be constructed ut the termini
both in Pittsburg and Chicago No Gle
waited line will be built to gain a bette
entrance into Chicago, but it is proposed Il
lay dozens of new side tracks for mile
near that city.
The improvements on the Panhandle
line will make it practically a double
track rondt as about $500 90 will be spen
ON it, The contracts for the work, wiiicl
! will include about rs miles of new secon,
, track have already been let. In lawn
the new tracks on both roads extra heav
/ steel rails, weighing IS pounds a yard, vii
r be used. The rails now down weigh Z
E pounds n yard AS they wear ont the
) will be replaced with the s5pound patterr
1 Already 5D. $50 tons of rails have bee
. scattered below Pittsburg and Chicago o
I tic Fort Wayne road On the Pittsbur
! division Of the Panhandle 80 miles will
double-tracked
THE i. ( d, IMPROVEMENTS.
t Not e be ouldone by its big rival, I'll
ii Baltimore N Ohio railroad is also prepa
Il ing to make extensive improvement
. especially at its Chicago end, where it h;
II now secured admirable terminals. II
a construction % the new line between Oh
c cage Junction and Akron has shortenC
d the distance between Chicago and It'd
!. water about % miles; it shortens the di
is lance between Pittshurg and Chicago
If miles, The alignment of the Pittsbu
1t 4 Western is TO be changed, and grades !
e duced to Il maximum Of u feet
4 II is expected tlIat within Q months Il
le old Baltimore 4 Ohio through line betwel
G. Chicago and the Atlantic ocean will ha
te passed away and tic new line via Pittsbn
be established with probably no great
T, curvature Than on any OF the trui
i. lines. Work has already begun CT
OF Pittsbnrg 10 meet improvement
81 making west If Pittshurg These ii
&. proyements Will consist of addition
i'll third tracks, general correction
q, tile alignment and completing the tlout
DC track on the metropolitan branch. II
expected that the new through line will
Ii. ready simultaneously with the completi
u, Of the belt line at Baltimore.