Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-03-15
The S. R., A. & P RAILROAD.
Completion of Survey-Permanent Line
Located-Easy Grades, Few Curves and
No Hard Railroad Building,

A. G. Kennedy, chief engineer of the
Santa Fe, Albuquerque & Pacific rail
way, was in the city yesterday on bust
ness. Mr.. Kennedy's camp of railroad
surveyors is located about fourteen
miles from Santa Fe. A survey of the
where he is now camped is completed
and he finds Very easy and feasible
grade for a mountain road. The line
runs from Albuquerque east, northeast
for about twelve miles to the entrance
to Tijeras canon. While the line Of the
road is uphill, it is an easy grade, and
there will be no hard railroad work.
Through Tijeras canon up to the divide
the general direction being still east
northeast, the line running through the
box canon will have some blasting and
other heavy work to do. The grades,
however, are very fair. From the di-
vide the line still continues the same
general direction, goes to the base of
South mountain; skirting the latter
there is quite easy railroad work, with
smelter of the Santa Fe Gold and Cop
per Mining Company about three miles
to the west and the town of San Pc
dro about four miles. 1t continues its
direction north northeast, then through
the OMara coal fields, where, the
grades are good enough, there will be
some cutting and rock work. The Gal
isteo river is crossed about three-quar-
ters of mile east Of Ortiz station, on
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
way. An excellent crossing with solid
rock bottom has been found at that
spot. The general direction of the line
continues, and the tracks of the Atchl-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railway are
crossed about mile and a half from
Ortiz station. Thence the line turns
toward Santa Fe. The grade from Or
tiz station to Santa Fe, while all up
grade, has so far been found to be very
good, and running on an average of 1
to 1-2 per cent.
Mr.. Kennedy has two surveys for two
or three different lines into Santa Fe,
and, of course, he will select the easiest
and most feasible as the permanent
line. From Albuquerque to his present
camp the distance is about fifty-nine
miles, and from his present camp to
Santa Fe is about fourteen miles, so
that the entire distance from Albu-
querque to Santa Fe will be less than
seyenty-five miles.
The line will have very few curves,
and is considered by Mr.. Kennedy who
has had many years experience as a
railroad and hydraulic engineer, an eX-
cellent mountain road. Mr.. Kennedy
served for several years in the engin
eerng corps Of the Northwestern rail-
way, and several hundreds of miles OF
that road were constructed under his
supervision. He is very we'll satisfied
with the results of the survey, and
thinks that the operating Of the road.
when once built, will be done very
cheaply as the line has easy grades.
few curves, will have very fine cross
ing over the Galisteo river, and, as
there is nothing along the line to him
der economical, rapid and safe opera
ton. He returned to his camp yester-
day afternoon, and within few days
will be in Santa Fe, having then COM
pleted the permanent line of the road.
This is indeed most excellent news.
and should encourage the people of
Santa Fe county in every respect. With
the building Of this road and fair and
ty debt there is every reason to believe
that Santa Fe will advance in every
way in population. commerce, prosper
ity and Importance.