The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-17
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The Grand Trunk authorities at Ber-
lin, N. H., will remove the old buildings,
build new passenger station, frei ght
house and sheds.
Ihe Grand Trunk cars have in great
measure, been repainted in green and
gold.
The Railroad Commissioners are ex-
amlning the Maine Central and branches
this week, and will have to cover about
l400 miles in ALL Then there are 525 Gull
verts, bridges, and openings to be ex-
amined. Lists of them are made out and
given the engineer of the special train
with the distances at which they are
located. Accordingly he knows when and
where to stop. The car is so arranged
| that the commissioners can see out Of
the rear, and, while on the route examine
the rails, and see that the surface, sleep
ers, and alignments are as they should
be. They will examine the main line to
Wateryille today, starting at Brunswick.
The increase in railroad building through
the State, especially in Aroostook and
Oxford counties, makes lots Of hearings
| o n petitions for crossings.
Another train of vestibule CARS came
| out of the Maine Central paint shops Sat
urday afternoon repaired and put in first
| class trim for summer travel. The train
consists of baggage car, smoker and
two passenger coaches and the same
| changes have been made in the other
trains that have been taken from the
shops previously.
| The Machias Republican says: The
report put afloat here Thursday morning
that work on the Washington County
railroad was suspended for the present.
was the cause of considerable comment
emphasized with mild profanity by those
who indulge in such. The furry was Of
short duration, however, for later in the
day Chief Engineer HI. +. Hill. with his
surveying party arrived from the east,
| where he has been completing the trial
survey made last season. 1t was learned
| from him that there had been no orders
to suspend operations, that work was
progressing in the vicinity of Chandler's
river. 1t was further learned that the
expert engineers which New York CAPT
talists had sent to view the route have
reported favorably and capital sufficient
to build the road is guaranteed. En-
gineer Hill stated that the route between
nently located. AS regards the remain-
der Of the route between Columbia Falls
and Cherryfield there will be occasionally
slight deviation from the preliminary
survey which can be done as the work
Of construction goes on. The surveying
terminal of tho route for the purpose of
making resurvey eastward to the Mar
raguagus river, expecting to complete it
/ in four or six weeks. When this is done
/ the question whether the road will go
| by the way of Sullivan or the upper
route, will be decided. Although to CON-
nect with the Maine Central az Sullivan
shortens the route twelve miles, the ex.
pense of bridging the ri yer at that point,
as we'll as building drawbridge across
| the Narraguagus makes the cost of that
route nearly equal to the upper one.
/ I1AOASA 10 4OcsAAO0 w JetSpAAy cA1o OCeA W
ment that liberal estimates OF land dam
ages will be potent factor in adjusting
| the route question.
Commencing Monday, June 20, tine
Maine Central will put special refriger.
ator car service ON the Ogdensburg and
Quebec division. A refrigerator car fol
the transportation of fresh meat. fruit
and vegetables will be run from Portland
for Beecher Falls, VT, and intermediate
stations, leaving Portland at 500 p. N,
on Tuesday and Friday of each week.
/ On the Ogdensburg and Quebec division
i of the Maine Central commencing Mon
day, 22d inst, refrigerator car for the
transportation of fresh meats, fruit
vegetables and similar freight of perish
atle nature will be run from Portland tt
Beeoher Falls, Vt. and intermediate
stations, leaving Portland at s p. m. OF
Tuesday and Friday of each week, arriv
ing at Fabyans at 2.55 a. m. and al
Beecher Falls at II a. IN.