Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-24
proyement which will be appreciated
by farmers and others who uso it.

proyement which will be appreciated
by farmers and others who use it.
Farnhurst station is to be one of the
prettiest on this Pennsylvania railroad
system south Of PHILADELPHIA No altera-
tions are contemplated To the building,
but the surrounding groupus are to be
beantitied. The high banks of the
picturesque cut arc to be gracefully
sloped and sodded on both sides of the
railroad, which, with flower Eeds, will
give very pretty effect. Station plat
forms will be built along the tracks In
the cut and stops will lead from tile
platforms to the station. In addition to
the steps, which will be for the use of
passengers, there is to he an elevator,
upon which freight will bs handled.
Many people have an impression that
Farnhurst is one OF most unimIortant
stops along the railroad. This is mis-
take. While 1t is not surrounded by IA
town, 1t is the station for the State and
county hospitals and enjoys fair pro-
portion of passenger and freight bust
ness. There are also many important
farms in the neighborhood which con-
tribute their share of trade Unlike
New CASTLE, it is rot easily accessible
by trolley, and nearly all visitors to
Farnhursr use the railroad.
The Farnhurst Improvement Is ex-
ceedingly opportune, as the earth taken
out OF the cut there is being used to ex-
cellent advantage at other nearby
places on the p.,, W. u b. railroad
where similar work IL in progress The
same men who are doing the work
there, Messr5. Ryan & Kelly. also have
the contracts for the Newport and
Edge Moor cutoff, which has just been
completed; the Ulaymont cutoff, which
is under way; the Edge Moor freight
yard and the passenger car storage yard
near Delaware junction, which are yet
to he made. The first earth taken out
of the Farnhurst cut, except such as
was needed there for filing, was Used
on the Newport and Edge Moor cutoff ;
now the material is being taken to the
Claymont cutoff; next will come the
Edge Moor freight yaid and after that
the Delaware junction yard While
this work IL going on the filing will
also be done for the new roadEed be-
tween Farnhurst and the Christiana
River. Several thousand cubic yards
OF earth have already been taken from
Farnhurst and there are several thous-
and more to be taken out, the supply
almost unlimited.
The Farnhurst improvement was de-
cided upon as part of the general plan
for double.t-auk system on the Della
ware railroad, but the company did not
make the details of the project known
and it was not until actual work was
begun that even the people in the
neighborhood realized what an extern
sive change was to be made. The actual
length of the new track. most of which
will run through the cut, will be about
three miles, extending from point in
the rear of the County Hospital grounds
to Robert McFarlin's crossing. The
grades and curves at Farnhurst have
been giving the railr oad company mueh
concern far years, and the matter of i'm
provenent, was q difficult probieni.
After much consideration it, was de-
cided that the only way to get rid of
the trouble would be to lower the
tracks and change the course of the
road Mt that point 1t now develops
that the work can be doue to advantage
at this time, as the material taken out
ia very useful in making other improve
me1ts. Trains can make better time
on the new tracks.
The Edge Moor freight yard is a
greater undertaking than many people
would suppose. and it is said thar it
will require years work to get the
ground properly filled in and graded
according to the plans, which provide
for yard laid out where the work of
making up trains will be reduced to the
minimum. The Delaware junction pas.
aenger car yard is also an extensive pro-
lect and much time will be required to
get it into proper shape. The freight
yard will be at the northern end OF the
elevated railroad and the passenger car
yard at the southern end. The new r..
W. u b. shops will be near the freight
ward,