Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-26
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:NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.


The refrigerator car has been placed
on the Dover and Foxcroft branch Of
the Maine Central Railroad for the
summer.
The enlarged Maine Central station
at Waukeag, Hancock county. will be-
l6X3S feet, including waiting room
loN22. tWu-room office in the western
end with a large bay window.
Caribou is fast becoming a railroad
center u no mean proportions.
There are now tWcnty-four regular
trains daily and the hotel proprie:urs
arr considering tho advisability Of put
ting on extra coaches, as the work is
too much for one coach.
The Maine Central has done 4 good
bit Of work in putting in substantial
stone culvert just north of the station
at LiVermore Fails Eighteen cars Of
granite We're necessary to complete this
iub. but they now have a culVcrt that
viii not wash out every season.
The Grand Trunk Railway is having
a engines of the Mogul type built at
the Point st. Charles shops. The first
viii be delivered about July, and tho
rest at intervals thereafter The COM
pany expects the largest run Of freight
next winter in the history of the road.
and wishes to he fully prepared to
handle it..
Extensive alterations are in progress
at the upper coal wharf Of the Maine
Central, formerly the Portland <
Ogdensburg deep water terminus. Port
being built and the dock is being
dredged out so as to take in larger yes
sells
William B. Aver has resigned his
position as conductor on the Maine
Central L. L. Baggage master c. y.
Whitehouse who has had charge of the
baggage-cars between Bangor and
Vdnceboro, is to be promoted to fill the
position made vacant by MI. Ayers
resignation.
The work of laying the connecting
cross over between the Portland rail
road and the Portland & Yarmouth
Railroad on Washington avenue, Port
land is in progress. The three turn
outs on the Yarmouth line in the town
of Falmouth which We're allowed some
time ago are all built and the one near
the marine hospital will soon be in
use.
Contractor Hodges is at work relay
ing the rails of the Biddeford and Saco
Railroad. Il controlling interest in
which has recently been acquired by
Portland capitalists. 1t is understood
that the entire system is to be relaid
.-t..1s
battery is also to be erected there to
reinforce the power house, and new
cars are to be put on and the car house
enlarged to meet the demands of the
present business.
Moses Burpee, chief engineer Of the
Il. & A.. has recently purchased car
for track inspection. The car is Il novel
and unique one. 1t is built something
on the same plan as the railroad Vcloc-
ipedcs. The motive power comes from
Il gasoline engine. ON Il good track
the car is capable of making 80 miles
an hour. Mr. Burpcc can now board
his own train whenever he desires and
strike out to see what the men under
his charge are doing. He does not
have to wait for common passenger
trains.
Conductor Richards of the Rumford
Falls e Rangelcy Lakes Il. r., now
has as handsome Il train as any of
them. 1t is made up Of engine No. (.
combination car No. /, ana 4 +. & II.
+. Ry. passenger coach, which runs
through from Portland in the after
noon and back in the morning These
have all been treated to new coat of
paint and make no d train that any
conductor might feel proud Of The
train crew is composed Of S. ID. Rich
ards. conductor: \. ID. McD0ugal. bag
gage-master: d. A. Bickforl. engineer;
John Wyman. fireman.