Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-25
In Railroad Circles.

H. A. Munroe Of Thomaston. has se-
cured It position as conductor with the
Pullman Palace CAT Company Of Chica-
10.
The survey Of the route Of the Wash
ngton county railroad between ELS
worth ana Cherryiicld is progressing rap
idly.
Ralph woodsum Of Rumford Falls has
been given the position Of train Dispatch
or on the Portland x Rumford Fails
Railway.
Conductor II. NJ. Dunlap Of Brunswick
who has been laid up TWO years by tho
result of an accident ut Lisbon Fails is
at work on his old train again.
4 Milton citizen noted the fact that
during the week ending Juno 6. AN loaded
freight cars passed through that village.
The following week there were 59i loaded
cars.
w f. Barrett has been appointed sta
tion agent of the Bangor Il Aroostook
railroad at Greenville in the place of y.
J. Buckley. Mr.. Barrett comes from St.
lohnSbury. VI.
Charles S Marsh of Dexter. after an
illness of several months. due to an in
jury received IN an accident on the c. T..
r.. is said to be improving slightly but
the chances for his complete recovery are
very doubtful.
7. l.. Bates who has been in the employ
of the Portland & Rumford Falls Rail-
way. as train dispatcher for several years
closed his lihors with that company June
dispatcher on the Il. x A. Il. X.
Work for the laying of double track
on the Maine Central from Bangor to Old
Town is progressing finely. With all the
seem to be coming to Old Town ii is eX
pected there will be an increase of bust
ness in other lines.
The Maine Central Railroad Company
have erected a freight house ana are
building a fine passenger station at Otis
Falls. The new station Will appear in the
Maine Centrals Railroad Company's time
tables rs "Chisholm's Mills. which is a
very appropriate name. considering that
II is through Hugh j. ChiShom's genius
and ability that the largest newspaper
stock plant in the world is now nearing
completion at Otis Falls.
The Bangor & Aroostook railroad has
recently opened a new gravel pit at Al
ION and the Il. x =. division is now re
ceiving the attention of the ballasting
crews. The company has purchased
another steam shovel and ii will arrive in
Il few days and the work viii he carried
on throughout the summer. Fifty thou
sand sleepers have recently been distrib-
uted along the L. & i. division and they
will be laid this season. The bridges and
culverts will also receive attention.
The annual meeting of the Train De
spatchers Association was held at Old
Point Comfort. Va. last week. There
We're present representatives OF IS OF the
leading railroads in the country. Sev-
eral of the Maine men We're represented
ut the meeting. I ne pItHtfpstl ttp4t Vi
discussion was the methods for increas-
ing safety of moving trains. The result
of the meeting was harmonious one IN
every respect. The next convention Will
be held in Cincinnati. June Is and 10. 1891.
A Grand Trunk official IS authority for
the information that negotiations are
now in progress whereby the railroad
company will soon acquire possession of
| the Curtis ship yard in East Deering.
which is adjacent to the Grand Trunk
tracks. 1t is the intention of the rail-
road corporation to construct a new
round house and coal sheds upon this
property. which is admirably situated for
the purpose. The present round house
and some of the adjacent property Will be
torn down and in their place Will be cree
ted Il handsome new passenger station.
Great improvements are going 10 b.
made on the b. x A., the coming season
and this is especially so of the MooSeheati
Lake division. Sixty thousand or sew
enty thousand dollars will he expended
on rebalasting the track. Instead of the
single telegraph wire from Milo junction
to Greenvile Il double line is being put
up. A woven wire fence is being strung
to take the place of barb wire. board and
rail fences. There will be four passenger
trains Il day each way on TINS branch.
and as the time between Bangor ana
Moosehead Lake will be shortened most
excellent train service has been arranged
| for this summer. on all the trains but
| the short train coal engines will be
used instead of the wood ones now in use.
| South Portland is the latest Maine
| town up to date to announce an In
! dependence day celebration. This
| makes 35 so far.