Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-10
THE RAILROADS.
NEWS OF LOCAL AND WEST VIRGINIA COR
P0RATIONS
The Extension Of the Dry Fork Road-Improvs-
msnis on the Chesapeake and 0hio-In-
formation from City Depots F..
and Yards.

The bridge across the Big Sandy
River on the line Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio, near Catlettsburg, KY, is nearing
Ompletion, and will probably be ready
for trains by November l. The new
structure is being built for double track
aud has five river spans and 977 feet OF
viaduct approach. The total cost Will
amount to about S475. OO0 All OF the
Yiaduct and three of the river spans are
Completed, and the other two spans are
in process OF erection. In addition 10
this Improvement the company is cut
ting out for the tunnel at Caldwell, w.
Va, and making q through cut for
double tracks. Twenty foot stone arches
long enough for double tracks are being
constructed at two different points on
the line, allowing the filling OF two long
and high wooden trestles Iron Orders
and masonry are being put In at another
point on the Huntington division. This
practically takes out all wooden struc-
lures between Clifton Forge and Hunt
ington, leaving nothing but iron bridges
or earth fills in their place. Almost
Sl25, 600 will be expended on the i'm
provements.
Water is scarce for the engines on all
the Wheeling lines. The c., L. q W.,
the b. 81 0. and the Pan-Haudle are
suffering most. Great scarcity Of water
is experienced along the Panhandle at
Golfers. BY reason of this new
watering station has been placed al
Wheeling Junction. The b. IL o. has
three trains used exclusively for carry
ing water from this city and Fairmont
to stations along the line. The g., l..
81 w. had It's main watering point at
Fairchance, o. The creek is dry there
aud the company has a train hauling
water from Bridgeport In oil tanks to
that ploce. The water is dumped In
the creek and then pumped to the sta
tion. II rain does not soon come the
situation will be severe.
1t is hoped to open up the Dry Fork
railroad on October 1st, frolA Hendricks
TO Wharton, a distance OF thirty five
miles. The line is now completed from
the junction with the West. Virginia
Central and Pittsburg, at Hendricks, 10
point two miles west Of Thorne Grove,
in Randolph county. a distance Of thir-
ty-fve miles south Of Hendricks. 1t
about thirty-two miles to the confluence
of the Gaudy and Dry Forks; thence it
follows the Gaudy TO the Allegheny
divide, or fifteen miles south OF the
present terminus.
Yesterday forenoon the thermometer
stood at 100 degrees ia the Pan Handle
ticket Office. Still Agent j. e.. Tomlin-
soI was alive in the afternoon.
Panhandle Brakeman Elmer Keech,
injured few days ago by striking his
head against protruding section OF a
car, is rapidly recovering.
j. p. Kuntz, formerly brakeman on
the Southern Missouri line, has accepted
a position In the b. g. o. Wheeling
yards.
The R. yesterday transferred forty
six loads OF stock from down river points
to the Panhandle, bound for Pitts
burg.
A. Wilson, a clerk In the cashiers
| Office OF the b. & o., who has been III,
will be able TO go to worG this morning.
Gilbert Russell, night clerk in the b.
& O. yards, will be home to-day from a
visit TO Canada.
Robert Meighen is the name OF new
freight hustler on the b. & 0. platform,
Mrs. Hatfield, wife OF j. Hatfield, the
3. IL o. night Waterman, is III.
Saturday was pay day in the c. up.