Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-29
NAMES RAILROADS.
R. R. Commissioners Report on
Their Conditions, Tuesday.
Great Improvements Have Been Made,
Especially by Electric Roads.
Very Few Roads Degonerairg -1evera! Nca
Polis Reported On.

The railroad commissioners were ir
session, tuesday, for the purpose oi
completing their work on the certii-
Gates that are issued to each railroad
I in the state regarding the condition
| which they have found the roadbed
/ rolling stock, bridges. culVerts, ana
stations at the time of their inspec-
/ lions.
| The entire lot was finished. and
mailed To the different railroad COM
panics.
certificates rs follows:
STEAM ROADS.
Maine Central-The roadbed and
track of the main line from Portland
- Nanccboro, from Cumberland June
! ton TO WaterVille and the Mountain
division are in excellent condition, in
good alignment and the surface we'll
ditched; 34.6 miles Of new 15-pound
steel rails With Weber joints have been
laid between South Gardinei. and Au-
gusta, Durham and Clinton. and Ban
gOr and Webster From Bath to Lew
iston and Pennington the track is in
good condition. Between Bath and
Lewiston 67-pound steel rails with
Weber joints have been laid Between
Il \ nd N""kllnd 35-pound rails have
-e? ltIt w h continuous joints The
ohoW hogan and Belfast branches are
IN good condition. The roadbed and
track Of the FoXcroft and Bar Harbor
branches are in good condition. on the
latter II miles Of 67-p0und rails have
been laid with Weber joints. The
roadbed ana track on The Bucksport
branch are in good condition for the
traffic over the road. About 1900
cubic yards OF ballast and 10000 new
ties have been used on the track during
the year.
With the exception of the hard pine
trestle at Gardiner the bridges on the
main line are of iron or steel and well
adapted to the travel over them. Be
tween Bangor and Nanrchoro the prin-
opal bridges are Of iron the others be
ing substantial ana equal to thu loads
carried over them. on the Mountain
division The most Of the bridges are Of
iron or steel. Between Lewiston ana
Rockland all are safe for the rolling
stock. a fine steel plate girder bridgr
with solid masonry has taken the place
of the old one at Thomaston. The cul-
verts of the system are generally in good
condition. six new ones having been
constructed during the year
The rolling stock is in excellent con
dition. The cars are modern, well kept
and in good repair. Six new Iocnmo-
tiVeS have been added together with
TWO new observation cars. one baggage
ana mail ear 80 coal cars. Il nat ears
ANA l31 box ears. Thr stations and
other buildings are in good condition.
New passenger stations have been built
at Brunswick. Washington Junction
and West Baldwin. New freight sta
tions have been constructed at clinton.
Hiram and South Windham.
Grand Trunk-Rnadbcd and track cX-
cclleut IN good alignment and well
ditchcd. More Of the So-puund rails
have been laid there being now ~ miles
between Portland and West Paris and
Il miles near Gilead and Sholburne,
making in all s. mics Of this rail in the
state. An additional siding has beer
added III Dccring 50 that this yard Will
hold 1900 ears. Bridges in good repair
ana safe abutmcnts at Mechanic Falls
have been made ready for a modern
double track bridge. Rolling stock in
good condition. The stations are IN
good repair.
Kingfcld q Dead BiVrr-rrack is in
good alignment. the roadbed fairly well
ditcbed. Bridges and culverts are in
good condition. Rolling stock is that
If Franklin & Megantic II. 4. Station
h,,itiinas are maintained in good con-
1ition
Lannarnc Cenrral-Thn roadbed ana
tr,rl, ara generally in GOOD condition.
,rba bridges are i'll good condition. con
siderable repairs having been made.
Rolling stock good ana we'll main
tanned Station buildings are very
tasty ana in first-class condition.
Lime Rock-tOadhed and track, gen
| orally in good repair; bridges mostly
wooden trestles kept in excellent re-
pair: rolling stock Sood, Wen dudpteu
! +, the work of hauling lime rock; no
station h,iIdines.
! Manson Railroad-Roadbed and track
in fairly good condition. repairs have
I been made on the roadbcd and bridges
during the wear. The rolling stock and
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