Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-08
News OF the Railroads.

News Of the Railroads.
Il. \. Eames. who FOR the past II
years has been yardmaster for The
Maine Central al Old Town, has been
| resigned.
The Boston & Maine air brake car is
being used on the Portland x Roches-
ter Railroad /" instruct the employees
| Of that road.
The Portland Railroad CO. now gives
| free transfers between Decring ana
| Portland lines and has reduced fares
on the cape Elizabeth division.
Arthur NJ. Jackson. for the past three
years agent al Annabessacook station.
| has been promoted to the position nf
night operator at East Newport.
George &. Morse Of Portland. has
been appointed locomotive foreman
for The Maine Central at Watcrvile
| and has assumed the duties Of his po-
sition.
The passenger trainmen on the Port
land & Rochester are soon "a appear
/ out in fine new blue uniforms just like
| those worn on the entire Boston e
Maine system.
chief Engineer II. a. Robinson Of
! the Washington County Railroad has
resigned on account Of i'll health. For
the present at least his place will De
f'led by his assistant, Paul ID. Sargent.
George Laseellc. for over five years
station agent for the Grand Trunk at
Norway. has resigned. William Pen
| fold. formerly a Grand Trunk train
dispatcher will take his place.
Geo. II. Tabor Of Houlton. who has
been buying slcepers for the Maine
| Central Railroad Company. this win
carloads to Portland. lie has about
~ carloads more for shipment This
would represent about 5000 sleepcrs.
The large amount of freight business
being done by the +. & 4. K K. can be
judged somewhat by the report from
Milo Junction. on u recent Saturday
there We're. five trains from Aroostook
county with l3S carloads Of freight
This is a good record for one day :
work.
ID. w. Sanborn, general superntend-
ent of the Boston & Maine. has had
notices posted to the effect that in the
future. fiagmen and gate tenders will
| remain continuously at their posts Of
duty from the time their tricks begin
until they close. as such crossings nus.
not be left unprotected during the time
under any circumstances. station
agents will report any violation to
their division superintendent, who will
see that the order is strictly enforced.
The Boston & Maine will rebuild the
| bridge across the Scarboro river be
tween Pine Point and Scarboro Beach
| stations this spring. 1t is understood
| that the railroad officials contemplate
| building Il new iron bridge across the
| Saco river on the eastern division Of
| this road in BiddefOrd next fall. The
| grade of the track on the eastern di-
| vision. between Biddeford and Saco
will be raised several inches the com
ing summcr.
| The general baggage agent Of thc
| Boston x Maine Railroad has just is
| sued new instructions to station and
train baggage masters regarding the
opening of trunks and other recepta-
clCs for baggage by persons while on
the premises belonging to the ROAD.
orders have been in force for some
| time prohibiting the opening Of bag
gage in stations except under certain
limitations. The object of the prohib-
ton is to do away with the practice.
common among drummers of using
baggage rooms as places to display
their goods. Some differences of inter
probation having resulted over the FIRST
set of rules. the general baggage agent
has now decrced that while baggage is
under check il shall under no circum
stances be opened for the display al
goods. either in stations or in trains
If persons desire to add to or take
from the contents of baggage under
check. it is allowable only when the
duplicate checks have been surren-
dered and a formal release Of the bag
gage by the person owning il has beer
signed. This removes all responsible,
from the road in case Of loss After
baggage has been thus released anC
opened il shall not be checked acair
until the person to whom il belongs re.
sumeS his journey. In no case how
ever. even when Il release has beer
| signed. is it permitted that baggage
shall he opened for display while oy
the property of the railroad.