The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-06
NAVARRO PROJECT
OF the w. T. L. E. Will be I'M
mense a. Shown by q Fore
cast Of lncom mpIets
Plans.
Massillon, December 4.

comotives during the next year. The
Pennsylvania will spend more than
$12, 100000 for new cars and .$3000,000
for new engines. The Baltimore &
Ohios which urchased more than 40,-
000 new cars in the preceding two
Years, Is short of equipment now and
will have to order several thousand
new freight cars and some new To-
comotives.
The Pennsylvania managers have
announced that they are to start In
at once to try and relieve the deficiency
In freight cars and locomotives. on all
of their lines. To do this will entail
vast expense, but they will not hesi-
tate on account OF the expenditure;
they state that their requirement for
1902 will include 1900 freight and
coal cars, the greater number of which
they have already ordered. They
will also build or have built at the
Baldwin Locomotive works, 400 new
locomotives. or this number, 300 will
be required for the lines east Of Pitts
burg, and 100 for the western lines.
All Of these locomotives will be of
the heavy modern types. With the
exception of about 100, all of them will
be built at the Baldwin Locomotive
works and the American Locomotive
company. This year the railroad COM
pany built itself and by other compan-
les about 300 locomotives, and between
$500 and 1000 cars, compared with
which the locomotive requirements for
next year will be SO per cent greater
cent. The locomotives to be ordered
for the lines east will be about as fol-
lows: 45 passenger, 20 switching, and
230 freight engines.
The Pennsylvania company has ar
ranged for much new work at the Ft.
Wayne, Ind. shops, and will have a
large force of men busy this winter.
They will build AZ refrigerator cars,
and have arranged to build 40 new
cars for the Washington & Waynesburs
narrow gauge road which extends
from Washington, Pa, to Waynesburg
The traffic on this narrow gauge
line Is increasing rapidly and the ad-
ditional equipment is badly needed.
Most of the business IS first-clasS, and
good cars must be used in handling
It. The Pennsylvania company will also
build about forty 60-foot horse cars,
but 1t is understood that S5 of these
may be erected at the Allegheny shops.
The local officials Of the w. & l.. e.
anticipate that when President Joseph
Ramsey arrives in Pittsburg next week
the question of the readjustment of the
divisions of the w. & l.. e. to con.
form to the changed condition, which
will be brought about by the extension
of the line to Pittsburg, will be taken
up and finally disposed Of. The loca.
tion OF the new shops at Navarro will
also be taken up and disposition made
of the proposition. There seems tt
be little question among the officers
that the entire scheme is planned ir
the Cleveland Office of the w. & l.. 4
The plans call for brick engine
house of AZ stalls and a brick machine
shop of more than 100 feet in length
and about 40 feet wide. The shop will
be thoroughly equipped with the mos
modern machinery, including an exten
siye system of automatic holsts TO
handling heavy work and a privat
electric light plant to light the build
ings and yards
The car shop will be of iron and o
very large dimensions, although tn
plans for this building have not yc
been completed. The yards will be O
about twice the capacity of the Col
umbia yards in this city and will b
equipped with automatic signals an
interlocking switches at the main tracl
crossovers.
The entire plant when complete,
will be the most modern In this vi
cinity and will be capable of larg
amount of all classes of repair work
1t is not anticipated that any ne'
engines will be constructed at the neN
shops as the Wabash, as well as tn
w. & l.. e., has always adhered t
the policy Of letting the work of con
structing their motive power out b
contract, the larger portion of the me
tive power now In use on those line'
having been built by the Pittsburg Lie
comotive works. ai
A prominent railroad official whe
seen by reporter Tuesday said
"Yes, 1t Is true that plans have bee
prepared for shops and yards such O
you mention and understand Pres
dent Ramsey will decide on the matte
at an early day. am not inclined
think, however, that the work wi
be begun as soon as you anticipate bl
think 1t will probably be laid over fc
another year. My reason for this b.
lief Ia that the new Pittsburg exteI
sion, with some extensive track In
provements which are necessity b.
fore we can handle the increased ira
fic, will eat up all the available al
preparation for the year and make
absolutely necessary to put off Il
construction of the new shops al
yards until later time However. I
person can say what win be done e.
cept the president. himself, anu he hi
not as yet spoken OF lie matter. II
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