The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
TO Be RUNNING IN A MONTH.
The First T. c. and P. Through Train
to Be Here Before Dec. t.

Only Thirty Miles of Road Yet to Be
Built-The Rolling Stock ALI Pur-
chased - The Stations Located But
Not Yet Named-The Terminal Ar
rangements - Passenger Trains to
Run Into the Central Railroad Depot.
The Florida Central and Peninsular
railroad proposes to run trains into Sa-
vannah by Dec. l. Orders have been
given the engineering corps to arrange
schedule by that date. The road will
probably be completed before Dec. /, and
it is proposed to have a regular schedule
in operation by that date,
There are only 30 miles of track to be
laid now to complete the road, and this is
between the Altamaha and Ogeechee
rivers. All the long bridges have
been completed and the only bridge
work remaining is upon three or four
short trestles The bridge over the
Altamaha river is said to be a fine one,
being an iron draw bridge 450 feet in
length. A mile and a half of trestle has
been completed across the Altamaha
swamp Nearly 100 hands are
now at work on the line. There are two
gangs of track-layers, and they are
laying track at the rate of one mile day
each. With the continuance of such fine
weather as the present the road will be
completed by Nov. 20.
THE FIRST THROUGH TRAIN.
The first through train from Jackson
vile, over the Florida Central and Pen
insular, will reach Savannah before the
end of the month Ten new locomotives
have been purchased from the Rogers
Locomotive Works, and are now at Fer
nandina awaiting the opening of the road.
The car equipment which has been pur
chased for the new line is said to be very
fine. The contract for the car equipment
was for $3.50, 900
The location of stations along the new
line has been decided upon. There will
be ten stations between Savannah and
the Altamaha river. The names of these
stations have not yet been selected, but
the stations will be located as follows:
Anderson at the Little Ogeechee river
Burroughs at the junction of the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway, Ways
road, Limerick plantation, Dorchester
road, Riceboro, Jonesville road, the Da-
rien Short Dine junction, the King road
and the Ferry road near the Altamaha
river. Sidings win be put in at all of
these points, and depOts will be built as
the business requires.
The Florida Central and Peninsular
trains will run into the Central depot,
and arrangements have been made with
the Central to use its terminal facilities.
This arrangement is temporary but may
be made permanent.
AT WORK ON THE TERMINALS.
A large force of hands has been at
work for some time upon the property
purchased by the railroad from the city
iJnrppviDU II and r11ttiOcr in t,saolrc I7Or,,
tracks have been put in and four more
will be put in, making eight tracks in all.
The intention of the company is to ar
range very extensive yard facilities at
this point, A round house will be built
for the engines and sheds for the accom-
mediation Of the passenger cars. Repair
shops will probably be built later on. 1t
is not unlikely that extensive shops will
be established at Savannah, but the. Of
ticials of the road are non-committal on
this point. They admit that Savannah is
the most likely point on the system for
the establishment of shops in case those
already established at Fernandina are
found to be insufficient.
The passenger train on the Florida
Central and Peninsular will run
into the yard west Of the city
by two tracks on Feeley ave
nue.. The city waterworks track will be
used TO make connection with the Cen
trail railroad track at the coal chute,
from which point it is less than one mile
to the Central passenger depot.
The system of tracks will be so
arranged that through passenger
train from Columbia to jacksonville. or
vice versa, will lose only three miles by
coming into Savannah.
What officers Of the road will be located
at Savannah has not yet been deter
mined.
The line from Savannah to Jackson
vile may be operated as a part of the
South Bound division, or may constitute
a separate division.