Evening journal., 1901-09-28
NEW ENTRANCE
FOR THE B. e 0.
To Run Into ?. R. R. s New
Station in Philadelphia
WILL Be P, W. g. B. TERMINAL
Lines Of Two Companies Being Merged
in Baltimore Improvements
Along The Roads

Baltimore aud Ohio passenger trains
may enter the Broad Street station of
the Pennsylvania railroad in phiadel-
pha. Either this or they may use the
new Market street station, which the
Pennsylvania is now erecting. along with
other large improvements. across the
Schuylkill near rhrty-sccond and Mar
ket streets This change In the entrance
into Philadelphia Of Baltimore and Ohio
trains Is one OF the possibilities forecast
ed by the present local railroad situation.
The matter has not been definitely do
cided, but the change suggested is prob
able
There is no engineering problem TO
solve IN making the change. In fact, all
that is necessary for Baltimore and Ohio
trains to run into the terminal or tho
new Market street station is the laying
of connecting tracks on the west side OF
the Schuylkll, near Gray's Ferry, TO join
the Baltimore and Ohio and the Philadel-
phn, Wilmington and Baltimore. The pas
scngcr trains of the latter road already
enter the Pennsylvania terminal. aud
! there would be little difficulty or incon-
venicnce for the trains of the Baltimore
and Ohio 10 run into Broad Street Sta
! tion oii the same tracks The plans of
the Pennsylvania concerning the extent
of the use for which the new Market
street station IFS to bee devoted have not
been made public and il Is possible that
the Baltimore and Ohio trains. as we'll as
those OF the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore. may use the new station
insteaD of the terminal.
Trains ON the Baltimore and Ohio now
enter the depot nf that road at Twenty.
fourth and Chestnut streets. which loca.
tion the public generally considers too
lmuci ont of the way, at least too incon
vcnient
Under fho. community of interest
scheme. by which nearly an the maiI
railroad lines Of the country have beer
brought under thc-conirol, il not the III.
rect management. OF five distinct group.
of capitalists, the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad is controlled by the Pennsyl.
| vania. Il Is recognized that this control
has been secured not so much FOR the pur-
pose of increasing the value or earnings
of the acquired lines as it is TO protect the
controlling road from the evils of rate
cutting and other injurious practices
which, until lately, We're quite common
among certain roads. II the running OF
Baltimore and Ohio trains into the ter.
minal or new Market street station in-
jured the passenger traffic of the Penn
sylvania, in all probability the change
would not be made But such injury is
not expected 10 ensue. In fact, the
change, II it is made will not. as one Of
icial said yesterday, hurt the business of
the Pennsylvania i'm any way. On the
contrary, while not granting that the
change was 10 be made, he said il il came
about he thought the result would be of
considerable advantage TO the Baltimore
and Ohio without hurting the Pennsyl-
yania.
CONNECTIONS AT BALTIMORE.
AT Baltimore construction work is be-
ing carried on which will unite the Bal.
timore and Ohio and the Pennsylvania
tracks. Since last June. when the caving
in of the Union tunnel blocked the entire
Pennsylvania line TO Washington ncces.
stating the transfer onto the Baltimore
ad Ohio tracks, the Pennsylvania author
tiles have been planning the direct c0nnec-
tion of the Baltimore and Ohio and the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
lines so that in case il was necessary
trains could be- changed from one road to
the other without Inconvenience or delay.
Work is now being pushed TO completion
on a connection at Bay View, north OF
Baltimore. and at the crossing Of the two
roads south of that city.
Reports as to the drawing up of plans
for new double track iron bridge across
the Susquehanna river, between Perry
vile and Havre de Grace, for the phila-
| delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore are
, denied by the engineers of the Pennsyl-
vania. The rumors went on to state that
after the bridge was completed the Phil
adelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore and
the Baltimore and Ohio, both of which
now cross the Susquehanna near Havre
dc Grace, would be connected on both
sides OF the river, so that in case of acci-
dent on either road trains could be run
over the other. This connection, as has
been shown, is being made near Bati
more.