Evening journal., 1901-09-05
MUCH NEW WORK
ALONG The line
Double track System for the
Delaware Railroad
MARKED IMPROVEMENTS MADE
New Stations Have Been Erected,
Stone Arches Bull. and Heavy
Rails Laid

There probably are but few Of the
many hundred passengers who travel
daily back and forth on the Delaware
railroad who have any idea of the ex-
tensive improvements and great
amount Of work being done along the
line
AS they are hurried on to their des-
tinations occasional glimpses Of new
buildings. piles OF masonry or men
laboring with pick and shovel are OBJ
tained. but these carry no accurate
idea as to what is really taking place.
All the work being done is In ac-
cordance with the plans of the direc-
tors OF the road TO double track 1t the
lentire length of the line ninety-seven
miles from this city. to Delmar. The
first signs OF the work may be observed
near Farnhurst. where scores Of work
lmen and hHge sand digger are en-
lployed cutting away the bank and
making space for another line Of rails.
AS fast as the sand Is excavated, it is
loaded upon fiat cars and hauled down
the road for use In ballasting. Thus
far the two track system has been
completed from a point north of New
Caste to the canal bridge. and from
Mt Pleasant to Ginn's station. All
the portion that has been completed
has been heavily ballasted with stone
lsuch as is used along the mainland OF
the Pennsylvania railroad. and is one
OF the finest pieces OF track in this Sec
tion of the country.
Grading a,so is rapidly progressing
for stone hallasted double tracks from
the canal 20 Mt Pleasant, from Mt.
Pheasant 10 Ginn's. and from Ginn's to
! Townsend. The work OF grading for
double tracks also is being pushed
r from laurel TO Broad Creek from
Broad Greek to seaford. and from Sea-
ford to Cannon's. The work of double
tracking from FELTON, to Harrington
2 also is being hurried
In connection with this work II be-
q came necessary to rebuild heavy stone
= arches over all the streams crossed by
the road. Over the canal an immense
I Isteel bridge has been constructed
! which is one of the finest along the
- line. In connection with this structure
all the stone work has been renewed
Throughout. Stone work for structures
near Broad Creek also is being erected.
New stone arches for bridges are also
being built north of Townsend, and
one south OF that station. A concrete
arch is being erected south OF Brenford
for the double track system.
LAYING HEAVY RAILS
In connection with the now work
f.Nrr
lsteel rail will replace the sixty and sew
lenty pound rails. Part of this work
already has been done. but the work is
mot included in the double-tracking OF
the road proper
Along the line of improvements sew
leral new structures have been erected.
At Townsend an entire new building
has been put up and is surrounded by
a pavement of concrete. A new station
also was built in Pennington last fall
For the accommodation OF passengers
shelted sheds have been erected in
Middletown and Clayton. and sheds
lnow are being put up in Dover.
Two frame stations have been erect
ed on the d.. NJ. & " railroad between
lGe0rgetown and Berlin, Md.
All along the line wherever any re-
pair work is necessary. workmen are
lengaged. and when the line is finished
there will not be a finer piece of track
in any section Of the country. In the
course Of few years. it is proposed
30 double track TO the terminus of the
line. in Delmar. This work will not
be undertaken. however, until the pres
ent work is completed. The new work
was begun on April Of the present
year, and will not be finished for sew
eral years. At present about 225 men
are employed by the company besides
numerous workmen engaged by con-
tractors