Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-24

to do in this instance.
n using fom 1h ,Ss 1I anst the freight trains
the city and Ihe road crews will run
through to~the yard at the further end.
Passenger trains from Newport News to
cincinnati and the west or north will run
over the. viaduab from the yard at the
eastern end into the station, passing out at
the north .end?iwhile trains from .C:ncin-
natl and Washington will naturally follow
tne opposite Course The vladuct will be
made OF stone, iron and Steel and will
consist of columns resting upon suitable
foundations, with the cross Rirders framed
between and the Constitutional Orders rest
ing upon the top Of those running across
Plate Orders will be used Throughout ex-
vept on ne E1xsE spans and there will al
read room aboxe'the streets, while on the
structure itself there will always be at
least twenty feet. ,....-,
1T Is the Intention. to establish a very
complete yard just east of the CITY nmits
Az present the ground is open and unoccu-
pied and the greater portion of that which
with be required is already owned by the
co.m. Ir1y = =. = y '
t TINS epen space on the slight rising quo
tient of OBS per cent, and touches IT at
me same point, as the present main line
1t then curves to the left and crosses the
open with still rising gradient in tan
When hem the 5t f psW ine me present main line
us II Is on al embankment thirteen feet
nigh, and Is. Of course, that much above
Inc ievel OF the orcn space. At the RICH.
nand or the proposed yard a hill iuts out
to the present main line which was oar
r1ed around its base. The alignment of the
n ie@ me mas been SO adjusted that the
o Hi, reGn,red for It and the yard
IN the lower portion Of the yard. This will
| AMOUNT to about $4,000 cubic Yards wan
fSe yard itself will consist of two dia-
Traffic ho,,{ -
iespe ndlng to that of the main line mr. rio
ing from west to east. and both will ha On
s t,otS by gravity. entrance being made in
# IL a Eases in+ IRON the eastern extremity
ditttral Diamonds, to be constructad DC
mand. e i"iiic oe
The two diamonds that will be laid at
nrst Will each consist of six tracks with a
capacity of sixty cars each and twelve
tratk KS with capacity of twenty-eight
Ears each' or total Of 1882 cars for both
diamonds. Each will be provided with is
own special caboose track, and the VEST
bound yard will also have an extra. CON
nection for through freight trains int
are run from. Newport News to the west
without being broken, thus receiving an
easier curvature end grade than the 6t har
line, which IS for trains that are made
up at this point.
.-...... Yard Facilitiex.
The switches and signals at the two
entrances to the yard will be controlled
from towers, while the yard switches will
be single stands worked by men ON the
ground. These switches will he 81 ar
ranged that in the whole yard there will
be but one double slip switch, all of the
remainder being simple single switches.
Each diamond consists of twelve tracks
and the outside one is to be kent clear
at all times for light engines
on the south side clear Of the yard. a
round house with fifty stalls will be erect
ed, having approaches from both directions
and coaling station with water tanks
conveniently at hand. A bypass track
running past the round house will con-
meet the two approaching tracks at points
well clear of IT and the coaling station,
and on this there will be a siding for tho
Wrecking train"
TIE passen. ,ef station. which, as already
stated. will contain offices for the general
officers, will be located on Main street
just west of Shockoe creek where ali the
street car lines in the city converge and
the only place in; Richmond where this is
so. The structure win have about 300
feet frontage OH Main street and ii will
rise to height shat will make it the tall
est building for any purpose in the state
of Virginia. The present plan which, how
ever may be changed SO far as that ad-
dtional stories may be nut on. has four
stories of Offices above the waiting looms
and station apArtmepts. which waiting
rooms and station apartments are to be
themselves twenty-five to thirty feet above
the level OF Main street
The buildin e ohisid0n will. he provided
with vaults H5d elevators. and will be fin
| ished in every detail in the most s,ibstan-
tial and modern style. The carriage sheds
will be in the large corcourse undernea tn
the building Access TO the station will
be from Franklin street. as well as from
Main street, and the Main and Franklin
street car lines will afford service to all
parts of the cities of Richmond and Man
chester. About 2.uO0OO0 pounds of iron
will be used in constructing the train shed
and depot . ,=--.,
ExpedIting Through Tramc.
THE purpose of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Company in effecting these improvements.
| is not alone to give Richmond the advan-
| tages of a splendid depot and to erect fine
general offices for Its headquarters, but a
more important purpose has probably been
| to so arrange that the through traffic OF
this system will cease to pass through the
crowded parts of the city, and will no
| longer cross tie thoroughfares and avenues
of trade at surface grade, embarrassing the
users of the streets and endangering their
lives; to construct new lines, which will re-
move all Of this traffic entirely away from
the business and thickIy settled portions OF
the city. taking with it the noise. the smoke
| and the manifold annoyances and discom
forts which now attend the handling of this
great traffic; so, for the through business
| of the road with it's many hundred Of cars
that pass daily between the west and Rich
mond and between the latter and the east
ern and northern points, the additional
lines above mentioned are to be con-
structed.
1.-The owners of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad intend that the Improvement at
Richmond shall be the browning point of the
many improvements made in late years in
the system. There is no place On the line or
| corrected with its system that stands in
| equal Importance with Richmond. and 1t
moreover occupies first place In the feel
| ing and estimation of those who are most
directly interested in it's welfare. From
the beginning 1t has been contemplated by
| the officers. to cap the mountain of i'm
prcvements made by the Chesapeake and
| Ohio throughout the Virginias with fit
| ting work in the city of Richmond.
| Very early in the history of Mr.. NJ. L.
| ingalls, management Of the history Of the
| road-as far back as 1880, instructions were
given to investigate all possible plans for
| connecting the different divisions lines
| of railway. and also for the selection of
| some suitable location for a large passen-
ger station, and train shed and building
| for the general Offices Of the company, a
| structure that would be worthy, not only
| of Richmond but also in harmony with
| the vast system and interests connected
| with the Chesapeake and Ohio, and one
| that the people Of the city, as we'll as the
| owners, officers and employees of the CEes-
| areake and Ohio would not only be satisfied
| With. but proud Of. 1t Is believed that
when the new structure is put into serv-
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