Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-08
IOWA RAILROADS.
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large amour will be expended in Wild
snins embellishments and improving the
loadbed generally. Extensive improve
!nents are being made in the freight
yards and houses in St. Paul and Chi
cago, and Few freight yards are being
provided at Kansas City. ST. Joseph and
sLeavenworth. "A large amount of inn
proved rolling stock has been pur-
chased, including sixteen engines. 200
furniture cars. 900 box cars and other.
additions to the passenger service The
Great Western has been keeping up
with the procession in the extension of
tracks and reduction of grades and
curves. The tracks in the yards at
5thirty-one stations have been filled and
.ballasted, new water tanks and stand
pipes have been provided at others and
fifteen crossings have been provided
With interlocking devices. Much of the
work begun last year will be completed
this year. including the filling of ken
syon trestle and increasing the capacity
|of round houses at three division ter
ininals.
The Minneapolis & ST. Louis has been
showing great activity during the past
year and half. Many improvements
have been made and extensions built.
The new line from the Minnesota state
line to the town of Storm Lake passes
thru Huntington, Baskerville. Raleigh,
Terril, Langdon. Spencer. Greenville.
Cornell, Sioux Rapids, Rembrandt and
Truesdale. Commodious depots have
been erected at each of the stations.
Baskerville, Spencer, Sioux Rapids and
Storm Lake have yard facilities, while
each of the other stations has the neces-
lsary house tracks on which are located
the Industries. a number of elevators
have already been built. The line has
q maximum curvature of four degrees
and a maximum grade of five. The
company has built good bridges along
this line and 1t has improved and re-
Iplaced other bridges on its main line in
| Iowa, between Albert Lea and Angus
Numerous other improvements to the
permanent way are being made on the
main line. This company recently came
Into possession of the Iowa Central rail-
way. whichis being generally improved.
Before the close of the year improve
ments and additions will be made to5the
motive power and rolling stock and
next year a good deal of work will be
l,done on the track in the direction of re-
l.ducing grades.
| The Illinois Central is continuing It's
work in Iowa Of improving it's main line
thru the state Demonstrating additional
passing tracks. larger yards at district
terminals. interlocking grade crossings
with other roads. reducing grades, put
l.ting down heavier rails. renewing and
increasing the amount of ballasting un-
Ider ties, widening the roadbed, etc The
lcompany has also made contracts for a
large number of additional engines and
freight cars to take care OF the heavily
Increased traffic expected this fall. The
Illinois Central built a new line last
year from Fort Dodge to Omaha, which
I is now in successful operation. This
lime was better built than most new
Hines are, because It is to be used as a
thru line and many fast and heavy
trains are run over it from Chicago and
lfrom st. Paul and Minneapolis, the lat
ter over the Minneapolis & st. Louis.