Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-19
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

7, is said that many months Will not
mes before another piece of double
,rark will be started between Portland
sna Conway Junction or North Ber-
wick. or that the York HaEbor & Beach
ranch will be extended from York
uaach to Wells, where it will connect
18th the main line. This would be
,,sed by passenger trains and make a
snore route from Portsmouth to Wells
Tho main track, it is thought, would
hs used for the freight trains between
Wells and Portsmouth. which would
.nahe them to make better time and
eonnections, which has been wanted
for long time.
There is just one mile of single track
On the Eastern division of the Boston
Maine Railroad between Portsmouth
IA Boston and that is at a point be-
.asan State Line and Salisbury 1t is
aid work on covering this mile with
sonble track will commence as soon as
tho frost leaves the ground, and will
axe about five months. This piece of
rack would have been completed last
ssason. but the town of Salisbury
uon,d not or could not meet their por-
inn of expense which would occur in
aong away with the two crossings in
.ho, town as each town must furnish
half the cost of grade crossings, and in
his case the railroad company post
roned the work till next spring.
Few people are aware of the volume
os business being done just now by the
sandy River Railroad Company two
tss, gauge road. Supt. +. n. Beal has
bis hands full but he succeeds in look
inc after the traffic and sees trains are
on the move. With eleven locomotives
and about 300 cars an immense freight
is handled. In their yard recent
saturday 10 loaded cars We're awaiting
transhipment to the Maine Central.
supt Beal says that during last
November 900 cars of freight We're de-
lvered 10 the Maine Central. No
storms thus far this winter have
blocked his road once, or delayed
trains but little if any.
The handling of freight trains over
the Dexter branch of the Maine
Central will be a matter of considerable
importance during the next two
months. Sunday, three train loads of
freight were landed at Dover and
Foxcroft, all to be hauled to Newport
10 be- taken there to various Western
points. A train crew from Waterville
was sent to FoXcroft. Sunday, and
when their train passed through this
place on their return trip it was
composed of "a cars. Another freight
Of a lesser number was landed at New
port, and the pillow train also ran over
the line twice during the day. The
business for the most part for the next
few weeks will be from pulpwood and
logs. Each year the business in this
line seems to increase and with the big
mogul engines and improved rOadbed
il is now possible to haul such freight
long distances at a comparatively low
figure.
Here's a little. simple pointer on get
ting best choice of i seat in a railroad
car: Get on at the rear end of the car.
The attempt has been made by the
railroads to have all the people move
forward, so that while the outgoing
passengers We're getting off at the
front end of the ear the incoming pas
sengers We're getting on at the rear;
but it was found SO difficult to educate
the people up to it that it was aban-
doned. and now the trainmen simply
hold back the incoming passengers
until all have got off You will notice.
however that about two-thirds of the
people will naturally walk forward to
get off the car; and if you will go to
the rear to get on, you will stand
much better chance of getting your
pick of q seat.