The evening times., 1899-03-07
THE EVENING TIMES WASHINGTON TUESDAY, MARCH u 1899

TIC case on tie western slope OF the Allegheny
Mountain, between Lilly and Portage where a
saving IN distance Of about one mile has been
ehected, and sharp curvature eliminated, without
increasing the maximum gradient on the Pitts
burgh division. This work comuletes the recon-
sIruction OF the main line between Lily and
wllnore, and by furnishing a three-truck system
between those points largely augments the use
fnlnes of the Improvement already referred to
between Altoona and Lilly, The line between
Conemaugh Furnace and Eineyeh further
improved, and the truck laid at Radebaugh, thus
completing the new tunnel and line at that i'm
portant junction. The new line between Kinzers
and Gordonvlile on the Philadelphia division,
was entirely completed, thus reducing the clrva-
ture on that section Of the read. A large
pendIturc wns also made in the equipment Of
freight cars with air brakes and automatic
couplers. IS required by the interstate commerce
legislation. and in otherwise improving your
motive power and rolling and floating equipment.
FURTHER revisions OF alignment were made,
pneumatic automatic block signals erected be-
tween, Latinrcr and tlie junction with the South
Iest PENNSYLVANIA ksilwlg. and other extraor-
dinary Expenditures aSthotissd, recurring. in ad.
ana ai,9s "a, 20 q, The fund 1897 an outlay of
On the United Railroads III New Jersey Division
one OF the main itenis ofaextraordinary cxpendi
ture was the rebuildiRg and enlargement of the
1erscy 1ey siy PassengeT Station. which had been
aamased by ire on tl5 twenty first day of March
last, and the extensioh Oh the train shed towards
the river front, with she view OF facilitating the
Terry transfer at that eointZ The pneumatic auto
i'iSbi' picCh stpndiS completed between Mon
| mouth and Holmesburg Jp5etiors additional sid
| ngs and yard tracks S,rovifed at various points.
ard further outlay made for. real estate and right
CT way. and in the construction of bridges to
eimia.nate grade cr9ssings.ion the Philadelphia
ana Trenton Railroad.
! 1t is proposed to apply the 81. 500 900 appro-
priated out ct the inene of 1893 toward the fol
/ lowing extraordinary expenditures:
| on the United Railroads pf New Jersey Division
! the work ON the Passenger Station Jersey City
VIII be completed, the new bulkhead wall at Des-
| brosses Street Ferry. New York. viii be finished
and new ferry house provided at that point.
The pneumatic automatic signals will also be ex-
tended from Monmouth Junction to Railway,
thus completing that system the New York
| Division
| 1t may be noted here that the sum OF $50 900
was expended during the year Oh yo1r line be-
| tween New York and Pittsburgh in supplying
| this additional and important safeguard.
1t VIII be necessary TO increase your pier and
| other terminal facilities at Harsimus. TO provide
additional storage tracks at the Meadows and
| other points, and 10 elevate the tracks and the
| hensington Yard on that portion OF the Philadel-
! phia and Trenton Railroad traversing the north
| ern portion of the city of Philadelphia Exten-
| sive additions also needed to your terminal
| facilities at Brooklyn and Williamsburg and TO
your floating equipment in New York IIarbor.
On the Main Line the three points where the
heaviest outlay will be necessary in the revision
| Of alignment Elizabethtown, on the Philadel-
| phia Division; Spruce Creek, the Middle Di-
| vision; and Irwin, the Pittsburgh Division.
The work at Elizabethtown will complete the
| strengthening and double tracking of the Harris
| burg, Portsmouth Mt JOY. and Lancaster Rail
! road, which is 50 important 4 link in your pass
| cnger line between Philadelphia and Harrisburg
! At Spruce Creek the existing line ia practically
| single track through the present tunnel, while
| the proposed improvement. involving as it does
the construction Of a second tunnel. VIII result in
furnishing four tracks for the movement Of traffic
The change at Irwin will eliminate the heavy
| curvature at that point, and result in greater
safety and economy in the movement OF youI
| trains.
Ii is desirable that suitable passenger station
| should bc provided in the city OF Pittsburgh
| The present structure, which built in 1877
| for temporary service, has been in use for
over twenty yearS, and the demands OF yOul
| passenger traffic have far outgrown the facil
ities then provided. Not only this but Pittsburgh
is one OF the most important centres Of tFafHs
on Your entire system, and the policy
| which dictated the erection CT handsome anl
| ComaOdiouS stations at jersey City. PhIlade
piia, Columbus. Indianapolis and other points
| is equally controlling with that city. To erect
an appropriate building with proper approache.
and provide the necessary yard, train she'd, and
other facilities for the accommodation OF youl
| traffic will eventually require outlay Of about
a million and half OF dollars. l., addition
| By order