Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-10

:xNEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
Observation-Disclosures.

The Sandy River Railroad Company
have purchased new station signs for
all the stations.
Nashua division Of the Boston
Maine, fell from a box car Saturday,
and broke one of his arms.
Fred Head of South Portland, has
been appointed Waterman at the car
shops at the works of the Boston
Maine Railroad in place of Capt. Eben
Hamilton, who has resigned.
The Boston & Maine is considering
placing an order for % new locomotives
including 10 of the consolidation" type
including 10 of the consolidation
type-those having four driving wheels
on each side.
H n. Chevalier. formerly general
superintendent of the Ogdensburg x
Lake Champlain Railroad. who mas
been taking account of stock on the
Fitchburg in behalf of the Boston
Maine, has been appointed general fuel
agent of the Boston & Maine.
The freight business is booming just
now. 1t is said that the recent union
Fitchburg is the cause of this sudden
and unwonted increase in business
especially on the Western division.
Two extra trains We're run in on that
division yesterday, and two went out.
while the Maine Central had two also
The Maine Central sand train and
shovel has returned to Portland from
Pennington where the crew has been
engaged the past six weeks. They Will
commence Immediately the work of re-
moving the high banks at each side
of the cut on the Mountain Division
between Union station and the round
house, Portland, where the building is
to be erected to contain boilers for
heating the station offices, and cars in
the yards.
The change in station agents at
Gorham, n. H., recently reported was
one Of the quick kind we sometimes see
on the stage. Mr.. Conroy, the agent,
was transferred one day and the night
agent. Mr. Scully. put into his place.
The next day but one an order came
transferring Mr.. Conroy back again
and setting MI Scully back to night
agent again.
The people at the Maine Central
shops at Thompson Point have dis
covered new material for use in con-
structng walks. They dump steel
shavings in hollow places and smooth
them down on top. In time these rust
down and look just like red dirt. They
make a solid foundation which gives
peculiar feeling, when stepped on,
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out.
The new Grand Trunk coal pockets
which are being built alongside the
bridge just beyond the transfer station
at Portland are rising rapidly. Al
ready the main building is all in frame
and the holster rigging is in place.
The boiler for the power house is on
the wharf and will be set as soon as
there is a place for it to occupy There
are at present two pile drivers at work
as well as two dredges digging out the
channel for the steamers that are eX-
pected TO bring cargoes. 1t looks as II
with good weather two weeks more
will see the establishment ready for
use.
A central heating station is to. be
erected near halfway square, TUT
| land, to furnish the heat for the Union
station and the passenger coaches that
remain in the yard across Congress
street. While it has not yet been DEN
nitely decided still it is expected that
an electric light station to furnish the
power for lighting Union station ana
other buildings will also be built IN
conjunction with the heating plant.
Heat for the cars and station Is now
obtained from boilers in the basement
of the station, but the distance from
the boilers to the cars Is SO great mat
the system is not satisfactory. Inc
new plant will be of brick and con
tain two large boilers. Large sheos
are now being built in the rear OF the
brick structure in which 200 tons OF
coal may be stored.