Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-01-11
|ERESTING RUMORS AFLOAT.
|nnsylvania Railroad Co. May
Spend 100000 Here.
Y PASSENGER STATION LIKELY
Jay Be Built at Fourth and
Pine Streets.
Freight and Car Departments May he
|ved-Rumors That tho Work Of EIeyat-
/ the Tracks VIII be Commenced This
hr-surveys being MADE at shelipot.

report is in circulation in local
road circles to the effect that the
[nsylvania Railroad Co. contemplates
inning improvements to the r., w.
railroad property in this city,
year, which will require The OK
diture OF So, 200, 600. the chief fea-
Fs being the elevating of all or a
Ie portion Of the main line running
Rugh the city, the erection Of q
pmodiOus passenger station at
nth and Pine streets, the removal of
I freight station to somo other
Hlity and the car shops to a tract
een Shellpot and Edge Moor, which
purchased by the company some
" ago. T.
pmethinR like three miles of the
"a line are il the city limits and as
necessary to run trains slowly in
city much time is lost. especially
re express trains are concerned.
u fact that there are only two tracks
rains running through is also a
France, as one train being late son,s-
q delays several, owing to the
tied facilities at French street sta
~ Formerly freight trains also
red as obstacles, occasionally, in
&city, but now that most of the fast
ghts pass around the city proper
the Edge Moor cutoff, where they
bot interrupted by passenger sched-
and passenger trains do not suffer
$beir account. The opening Of the
toff afforded much relief, but elimi-
ID only a portion of the incon-
5ence to which the passenger service
subjected, and the only way to
come the present and prospective
pulties--the crossing Of sundry
ts at grade and passing through an
dingly busy portion of the oity-is
evate the tracks for passenger
Ie or have some of them use the
III route. just what plans have
made or when work will be CON-
led Is not known.
= station at Front and French
p does not offer the facilities for
E{pg to such an extent as to make
on foi the future. A railroad
q commenting on the situation,
ID was of the opinion that in the
ny had more track room in Water
and under the train shed IL could
ICED to advantage. He thought
at all improbable that new sta
LI1 plight be built at a place where
81 more room.
condition of affairs practically
rs the Pennsylvania company
Intending its passenger station in
pterly direction and there is no
< in the train shed for an eastern
ION. Nothing definite can be
d concerning the matter OF a
'1e at Fourth and Pine streets
the rumors which are going the
"a but it is known that inquiry on
<of the company has been made
hing tho price Of the properties
south side of Third street be-
Pine street and Railroad avenue.
er any have been secured by the
Hpy is not known. Should the
py acquire all of the properties in
1ock, which seems probable, it
have ample room for station
puld accommodate it's business
ny years. Should Third street
open, which is altogether likely,
|4 be arched or bridged over in
fher manner SO as not to impair
~ lness as cne Of the most I'M
business arteries OF the East
|y hould the railroad tracks be
however, the danger on Fourth
N puld be reduced to minimum
4Ix|1 on the supposition that all
Fncks would be overhead, but
4 1}dings fer handling local cars
femain on the surface = and
xelieve the congestion in Third
\ E3&Hy was made at the Offices in
0tE concerning the iumors, but
|c4< <&on could not be obtained
a Isst source. One official said
n the matters referred to had
4u|3er consideration for Ia years,
~ was unable to say just what
<5n mapped out. He said ii was
84El& that improvements would be
pnt was surprised at their re-
Magnitude. The elevation of a
'of the tracks, he said, might be
md it would not be sui prising
II the car shops. owing to their
70 crowded coEdition, were moved
Shellpot tract, but he knew of
Finite arrangement for such a
Civil engineers have boen sur
in the vicinity of Shellrot and
ilrond, and 1t is thought they
aking survey of the company's
y.