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

Baltimore and Ohio passenger trains
may enter the Broad Street Station of
the Pennsylvania railroad in Philadel-
phia 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 Thirty-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 de-
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 10 run into the terminal or the
new Market street station Is the laying
of connecting tracks on the west side OF
the Schuylkill near Gray's Ferry. TO join
the Baltimore and Ohio and the phiadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore. The pas
senger trains of the latter road already
enter the Pennsylvania terminal and
there would be little difficulty or incon-
venicnce FOR the trains of the Baltimore
ana Ohio to run into Broad Street Sta
tion on the same tracks. The plans Of
the Pennsylvania concerning the extent
OF the use for which the new Market
: lsircct station is 10 be devoted have not
been made public, and il Is possible that
the Baltimore and Ohio trains as well az
those Of the Philadelphia. Wilmington
and Baltimore. may use the new station
insteao Of the terminal
Trains ON the Baltimore and Ohio now
enter the depot of that road at Twenty
fourth and Chestnut streets. which loca-
tion the public generally considers too
much out of the way, az least too incon-
! venient.
Under the community OF interest
scheme. hy which nearly all the main
railroad lines Of the country have been
brought under the control. IL not the di-
rect management. of five distinct groups
of capitalists. the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad is controlled by the Pennsyl-
vania. II 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 10 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
mnal or new Market street station in
iurcd the passenger traffic of the Penn
sylvania, in all probability the change
would not be made. But such injury is
not expected TO cnsue. In fact. the
change il il is made will not. as one Of
fetal said yesterday, hurt the business OF
the Pennsylvania In any way. On the
contrary, while not granting that the
change was TO 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-
yana.
CONNECTIONS AT BALTIMORE.
At Baltimore construction work is be-
ing carried on which will unite the Bal
iimore and Ohio and the Pennsylvania
tracks. Since last June, when the caving
in Of the Union tunnel blocked the entire
Pennsylvania line 10 Washington. neces-
stating the transfer onto the Baltimore
ad Ohio tracks. the Pennsylvania author
tiles have been planning the direct connec-
tion OF the Baltimore and Ohio and the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
lines. so that i'm case IL was necessary
trains could be changed from one road 10
the other without inconvenience or delay.
Work is now being pushed 20 completion
on connection at Bay View, north Of
Baltimore, and at the crossing Of the two
roads south of that city.
Reports as to the drawing mp Of plans
for a 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-
vana. The rumors went on 10 state that
after the bridge was completed. the Phil
adelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore and
the Baltimore ana Ohio, both of which
now cross the Susquehanna near Havre
de Grace, would be connected on both
sides of the river, so that i'm case OF acci-
dent on either road trains could be run
over the other. This connection, AS has
been shown, is being made near Balti-
more.