The record-union., 1893-05-10

Alto, and combination depot at Ma
drone
Sldetracks were laid during the year
lo!'2 at l40 stations, aggregating fifty-one
miles in length. New additional side
tracks have been built this year to the
length Of sixteen miles, as follows: West
e erh Division, at Emerald, Oakland,
Stockton, Shell Mound, South Vallejo,
Sulsun' Tracy, Union and Vernalis;
Sacramento Division, at Chico, Gold
hun, Marysville, Orland, Rocklin, Sacra-
mento, Towles, Woodland and Yuba
S4ty; Shasta Division, at Black Butte
summit: San Joaquin Division, at
bakersfield, Fresno, Hanford, Herbert,
hickman, Leemore, Malaga, sanger and
Lante; on MohaveDivision,a at Carpenteria.
santa barbara, Saugus and Tejunga; on
Los Angeles Division, Anaheim, Bloom
lngton, Los Angeles and Santa Monica;
on coast Division, at Iona Prieta, Nor
gan HIll, Ocean View, Palo Alto, San
jose and Sunnyside; also, at San Fran
cisco and Santa Cruz. About 1900 feet
OF track was laid in construction of sec
ond track in the city OF Los Angeles.
In the replacement of old cars, worn
out and broken up, the company expects
TO build at their Sacramento shops some
oO0 new freight cars during 1893. There
Will also be added to the Pacific system
equipment, operating to greater or less
extent III California, fourteen new heavy
ten wheel passenger engines, eight
switching engines and three compound
twelve wheel mountain freight engines.
There will also be added during the year
Twelve nrst-clasS Pullman sleepng-cars,
IN all respects up to the latest modern
standards. Six of these have already
been received and put into service.
L have been also informed by one of
the officials of the company that, during
the current year, they intend to renew
important wooden bridges, as follows:
American River bridge, loo span; first
crossing, Alameda Creek, two lSS feet
spans TO be renewed with wood; second
crossing, Alameda Creek, 29S span to be
renewed with wood; at Red Bank,
near Red Bluff, three sixty feet
spans to be renewed with wood; at Reeds
Creek, near Red Bluff, three sixty-1our-
feet spans to be renewed with wood; at
Dlbble Creek, near Red Bluff, two sixty
feet spans to be renewed with wood;
Feather River bridge, on the Northern
California Railway, washed out last win
ter, is to be rebuilt of wood, with a span
of 100 feet aud two spans seventy-five
feet each. They also propose to construct
iron bridges as follows: Eighty-feet span
at Summit Valley on the Sacramento
Division; at the third and sixth crossing
OF Iehachapi Creek, the former of two
anu tne ialter OF one, SlXty-iour-feet span;
and at San Francisquito Creek one eighty
tour-teet span on the Coast Division.
| have travelled great deal on Eastern
railways, and, SO far as my observation
goes, the California track, structures,
equipment are well and safely main
tanned, and compare favorably with most
ofthe Eastern roads. l have stopped at
many stations and made inquiry of the
inhabitants about the accommodations
and rates on both fares and freights, and
| nave heard very little complaint. l
have passed over several Of the smaller
roads not belonging to the Southern
Pacific system, and, at an early day, will
report my observation to this board.
WILLIAM BECKMAN,
Railroad Commissioner of the First Dis
trict.