The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-12
RAIL A Nd CROsSTIE.

Receiver Conner of the Central was inter-
viewed in Columbus by the Enquirer-Sun,
few days ago. "The work of rebuilding
Coosa tunnel is progressing rapidly" said
he, "a large force Of hands Is constantly
at work, both night and day. and by Oct
l we will have trains running through. The
connection which we have to make, trans
ferring the passengers TO the Louisville and
Nashville at Syllacauga. is very inconyeni-
eat, and, therefore, we ore pushing the
work as rapidly as possible. We can form
no correct estimate of the cost at present.
The wooden timbers are being replaced with
a brick arch. aud necessarily the expense
must be heavy, somewhere between $3.50, 900
and $500, 900. The wood work in the smaller
tunnel at Oak mountain, which is a short
distance from Coosa mountain, is also be-
ing replaced with brick arch, which vii!
prevent all possibilities of fire in future.n
The proposed ship railway from Coling-
wood, Georgian bay, on Lake Huron, to
Toronto, on Lake Ontario, will be about
sixty-six miles in length. 1t is intended to
have three standard gauge tracks, laid with
110-pound rails and to transport vessels of
1000 tons register, or about 1000 tons dis
placement aud IA feet draft. The estimated
cost Is SIS, 800 900. The maximum grades
will be 0.62 per cent, while the majority of
the line will be on grade Of about D. % per
cent. The summit is $40 feet above the
level of Lake Ontario. There will be two
or three hydraulic floating turntables,
curves being lnadmissihle. Mr.. E. L. Cor
thell of Chicago Is the engineer and the syS-
tenn is similar to that proposed by the late
Capt. Eads for the Tehuantepec ship rail-
way and adopted for the Chigneto ship rail-
way. The Ontario ship railway company's
liue will save about 800 miles OF navigation
through St. Clair river, Lake Erie and Vel
land canal.
Fast runs are reported as having been
made on the Philadelphia and Reading
road recently. On four days the Lehigh
Valley railroad engine No. 6l5 hauled the
Royal Blue express, consisting of four or
five cars, over the Philadelphia and Read
ing railroad between Philadelphia and
Jersey City Each day the train was seven
to eight minutes late leaving Wayne Juno
ton, which is on the outside of Philadelphia
but it arrived at Bound Brook on time
tifty-fve miles in fifty-two minutes. The
distance from Wayne Junction to Jersey
City is eiRhty-hve miles, and it was covered
in eightY-two minutes. The fastest mile
was made in forty-two seconds, or at the
rate OF nearly elghty-six miles per hour, as
shown by the speed recorder, The engine
was bUiltin the South Eesto3 shops.
Within the next two weeks the Macon,
Dublin and Savannah will begin work on
the extension between Dublin and Savan-
nah and IL will be pushed rapidly 70 COM
pletion. Those who are familiar with the
geography of the country between Macon
and Savannah, which is rich and populous
will understand the significance Of the COM
pletion OF the connecting link between Dub
lin and Savannah. Within sixty days the
new bridge across the Ocmulgee will be
completed and the rails ard crossties In po-
siton. Work. will then commence on the
erection OF aAhandsome new depot that