Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-03
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

some 10000 new ties are to h.. laid nv,
the b. o. 4 .. trolley line and a crav.
- at work replacing the old ties with
ne" between saltwater and Oldtown
The new yard office of m. Hos,o
Maine near the foot q, prahIa s,,.
PORTLAND, has been comp,eted .rd >;
now occupied by Assistant Yard No
Ter John II. Conner and his clerks
"essrs. J. H. Doherty and W. II. Ric
Inc new ONCE is a fine one and
II just what has been needed for some
time.
IN the Grand Trunk yards at Port
lahu, recently. was noted one of the
plssest DON cars that has been seen
thefe. 1t was Il. & NJ. No. 5lalo ana
was 70 rect 10 inches long. outside
measurement, and 40 feet inside. Its
capacity was 10000 pounds. or a. not
tons. 1t was one of the cars hIil, RI
use on the Hoosac tunnel route. and
attracted quite good deal of attention
from railroad employees. who could
not help thinking what d change there
mas been in the size and carving ca
pacity of box cars during the past few
years.
The =. X K. +. Railway has begun
some extensive improvements on the
station and grounds at Poland. 4
steam shovel has been located in IN.
bank north of the station and larg.
amount of grading is in progress. Tn.
passenger station will be enlarged and
a baggage and express room added: a
cement platform will also be put in
ana the grounds about the station
which are already shaded by beautiful
. NAPLES. will be extensively improved.
Thirty locomotives for the Boston a.
Maine road are in process Of construc-
. ton at the Schenectady locomotives
works.
The double track between Boston
and Portsmouth is now complete with
the exception of one bridge and some
grading the bridge that will COM
plcte the connection is to be of iron
and is delayed by the strike among
the iron and steel workers. This
bridge will cover two street crossings
made into one. in the town of Sails
bury. and would have been finished
with the rest of the work last year. but
owing to some disagreement with the
company and the town officials il was
delayed till last spring. This last ad-
dition to the double track between Sal
isbury and Greenland is Il splendid
piece of work from one end to the
other. and next year at this time il is
expected that the summer trains will
bring us down from Boston in less time
than is now used There is still one
other piece of the road that the com
pany need to be doubled tracked. and
that is between Portsmouth and Con-
way Junction, which would be one of
the best moves by the corporation for
years in the way of helping traffic. es-
pecially the freight that comes off the
northern division. 1t is now thought
that it won't be hong before this con-
nection will be made. which would
give the eastern division double track
enough in good shape. with the single
tracks from Conway Junction to Port
land.
The story of the development in
street car service is told on the streets
of New York where dingy. Earring lit
tie dories Of hOrsecarS cross easy-run-
ming. comfortable, speedy electric lines.
venience, open cars for summer. closed
cars for winter. and ears half open
and half closed small cars and large
cars; mail cars. baggage ears and cars
with smoking compartments: parlor
| cars for private excursion parties and
observation cars that put the new
Fifth Avenue electric stages 10 shame:
cars for snow sweeping and for water
| sprinklinS. \ new convertible car has
been invented. 1t isan open car with an
| isle-givinS the much needed standing
room-and is fitted with sliding panel
sliding sash and curtains. In three or
four minutes the lower panels and the
window sash are in place. and the open
car is closed--closed against rain or
| cold air "a thoroughly as the common
variety of closed car. The inside of