The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-17
Agents of All Railroads Running
Into Worcester Are Put to their
Wits End to Provide Accom-
modatiOns for Business
CARS DEMANDED AT
BUFFALO EXPOSITION
Exhibitors at Pan-AmeriCan and
Grain and Poultry Dealers in
the West Send Out An Urgent
Call for Empty Cars That Must
Be Answered

The agents Of all the railroads run
ming into Worcester are hard pressed
by the vast amount of freight that 10
being handled In the freight houses at
the present time. There is a general
complaint of the lack Of cars and
whenever a car is emptied there is an
urgent call for 1t. Since the close OF
the Pan-American exposition there
have been calls for cars from Buffalo
in which to send the exhibits home or
to the South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian exposition at Charleston.
S. c.
One of the men employed in the
freight house of the Boston & Maine
in this city says that so much freight
is coming into this city that IL keeps
the men on the jump nearly all the
time and makes some of them work
overtime to keep the floor space clear
and permit the movement Of cars. All
available cars are sent to the West
to relieve the pressure at Buffalo.
Walking through the freight yards
In the city one would be surprised at
the vast number of cars that are to
be seen and some of the crews in
the yards are working overtime to keep
them moving. One switcher and crew
Is kept busy day and night In the yard
of the Boston e. Albany division OF
the New York Central. From the West
comes a call for ears to transport the
grain to the Atlantic seaboard, where II
can be loaded on ships that are walt
ing to carry 1t to Europe. The recent
cold snap was the cause Of big ship
ments of fowl FROM the West, as there
Is good demand and the holidays are
approaching, when people are on the
The new system which went into effect,
last week, on the Boston e. Albany d.
vision of the New York Central gives
that road a good chance to handle
freight with experienced train crews,
as the crews are not as large as they
were
The men that were taken off can be
formed into other crews as they are ac-
customed to the work and would not
require instruction in their duties.
There are at present FIVE freight
houses in this city, two of the Boston
q Maine, two of the New York. New
Haven & Hartford, and one of the New
York Central. The two houses of the
Boston & Maine are at Lincoln Square
and on Blackstone Street, and both
cover a vast amount Of territory The
Boston q Maine handles more freight
than any Of the others and most OF
1t IS from the West
The Boston q Albany, with its house
on Bloominsdale road, is a close second,
and there Is every indication that in
another year 1t will rival the Boston
q Maine in the volume of freight bus
mess in Worcester. Since the Boston
y Albany was absorbed by the New
York Central 1t has received notice
able increase in it's freight business
on account Of the number Of Western
roads that are connected with IT,
The New York, New Haven & Hart
ford mas Its two houses, one on Green
Street, and the other. which was for
merry the Norwich & Worcester be-
fore that road was absorbed by its
present owners, on Madison Street.
There is a large amount Of freight
handled in both OF those houses and
that with all the shipments Of the
American Steel & Wire Company from
its south works gives the men enough
to do.
To illustrate the amount Of freight
handled by this road for the American
Steel & Wire Company one switch en-
CINE and crew are kept shifting the
cars In the yard OF the company and
70 take away the cars as they are got
ready fer shipment
The New York, New Haven & Hart
ford has extended its freight yard at
South Worcester, and what was for
merry swamp Is now used to make
up freight trains in. As Worcester in
creases its population the want Of ne
cessities Of life for the new Corners Will
also increase the freight business OF
the railroads. The present rush Of
business in the different yards will con-
tinue until after the new year, when
there viii be stacking up for while.