Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-07-26
THE TRANSFER or FREIGHT
VIII be Made from the B. & 0. to
the c. v. at This Point.
A NEW SIXTEEN TRACK YARD
Is Being Made Near Berkeley Station and in
Short Time the Freight That is Now
Transferred at Cherry Run Will be
Brought Here.
Brought Here.

Brought Here.
A special dispatch from Philadel-
phia says:
An order has lust been promulgat.
ed which will divert from the West
erH Maryland virtually all of the
great business in coal and merchan-
disc freight it has been receiving
from the Baltimore and Ohio at Cher
ry Run, w. Va. and carrying via
Hagerstown, Md. and Quinsoniu.
Pa. to the Philadelphia and Reading
at Shippensbur0, distance of fifty
four miles.
1t is ordered that all freight not
specifically routed over the Western
Maryland shall be given TO the Cum
berlsnd Valley Railroad at Martins
burg. and carried over its line TO
Shinpensburg, and there delivered to
the Reading, which will SO be pro-
tected in its present traffic. The
distance over. the Cumberland Valley
will be &c miles. or 10 miles farther
than via the Western MARYLAND.
Following this move 1t will not be
surprising if another blow be struck
at the Western Marvland's earnings
through the Norfolk andS Western,
whose policy is also determined by
A. J. Cassatt. In connection with
the Norfolk and Western. the Philadel-
phia and Reading operates fast
freight line to and from the South,
over tho Western Maryland from
Shippensburg to HagerstowD. Ther
is no reason WHY this freight cannot
be shifted to the Gum berland Valiev
between the same points.
Cumberland Valley railroad officials
at mbersburg are neither affirm
ing or denying the truth of the rnmor
that all freight not specifically routed
over the Western Maryland railroad
is to be diverted to the Cumberland
Valley at MartinsburR and carried
over its lines to SblpDensburg, there
to be delivered to the Philadelphia
and Reading. The officials say that
the railroad company has not vet
made provision for taking over TO its
line any of the frsight now delivered
bv the Baltimore and Ohio to the
Western Maryland.
On what is claimed to be the best
authority 1t is asserted that the Cum-
berland Valley will not need to make
additional pi oVislons for handling the
portion of freight that would come to
it under the arrangement proposed.
Every thing around Martinsburg
points to the SPEEDY fulfillment OF
these minors. The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad is making rapid prepa.
rati ms for the completion of faclli-
ties for the transfer of the freight
coming over it's line to the Cumber-
land Valley at point near this CITY.
The B. q o. has secured right of
way three hundred feat wide and
three ouartres of mile long at the
point where the new short line rail
rad crosses the @. V. The b. & O..
will make provision for ward at
that point which will accommodate six,
teen trains. The yard will consist of
sixteen tracks three quarters of mile
III length and will have capacity of
one Thousand cars.
There is no doubt bur that the
transfer of the freight at this Dolnt
will soon be AN accomplished fact a.
orders have been given for the com.
pletIop Of this new work by the first
OF the year.
The Evening World has the lufor-
matt II from the most reliable source
that the purpose of the q in
building this extensive yard is for the
transfer of the frieghe which is now
handled at Cherrv Run.
1t Is difficult to say just at present
when this transfer of freight will be.
gin and what advantage 1t will be to
Martinsburg. One thing is sure how
ever. and that is hat all crews hand
ling eight for transfer here will have
to Law over at this point. That Will
make it great deal more convenient
for the railroad men than laying over
at Cherry Run.
1t is the oninIon of some that the
present work here is only the begin
ming of larger and more extensive
wards to be huilt in the future.
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