Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-01-25
Railroad Topics

New issues of loans and securities
In London during 1901 have reached
& 1863 GOO 600. comparing with e 1916.
i99 .22i in 1900. E133 1924 in 1899.
& 100. 173 365 in 1898. c1b7 ,29g 900 in
1897. and E152 ,So6.791 in 1896. OF this
years issue EGo,O00 900 was In con
soils
The two Denver a. Rio Grande rail.
roads are now to be one Denver d RIO
Grande railroad The process of con
solidation has begun, and as a starter
Engineer T. J. Yard. of the Rio Grande
Western is transferred to Denver. The
consolidation Is TO take effect the LIST
of February.
Yesterday morning, engine No $3.50
another of those giant locomotives. ar
rived AT the local shops, and was given
some needed attention at the round
house. These engines are called bat.
tleships" 10y { engineers and 1remcn.
No. 9S9 went W,st pulling n long train
Of cars today.
The Optic says: And still cheering
news comes from the new electric line.
Santa Pc engineers have established
the grade for the spur 10 the power
house on the flats above town. car
of wire is IN transit TO this city, the On.
ginos. hoilers and dynamos will bc
shipped this week.
The dump track at the local shops
is pretty crowded these days with en-
gines brought in from recent wrecks
out west Some of the engines will go
into the repair shops, but others well
they are so badly damaged the com
pany would save money by dismant.
ling them altogether.
Shoe shipments from Brockton.
Mass. for 1901. were the largest in the
history of the city. G29.il3 cases, as
compared wlth J2G 1913 cases in 1900
and 529. 277 caes in 1899 Usually there
are twenty-five pairs OF shoes in "A
case, so that io.9i7.o5G pairs were sent
out in the 600. il3 cases
The Southern Pacific reports the adj
dtion OF zoos box cars and 2.079 other
freight cars TO lis rolling stock in the
fiscal year 1901. The freight cars av-
erago Il 95 tons weight per car. The
ton capacity per freight car at the
close of the year was 26.SS tons, or 2.1S
tons more than year earlier.
II is now certain that the ri Paso &
Northeastern will connect with the
Rock Island at Santa Rosa by the first
of next month and freight trains will
be put on Immediately after the con
nection is made. It will be two weeks,
however before the passenger service
to Chicago win be inangurated.
The government of New Zealand has
decided in the future to order all steel
bridges from the United States. This
decision comes as a result of the re.
cent experience of the Manawatu Rail
way company, when the American bid
on big steel viaduct amounted to one
quarter of the price bid by English
firms.
Foundations for a handsome passen-
ger and freight depot at Santa Rosa
are being laid by The Rock Island rail
road. The stone used is a fine white
building stone found three miles from
the town on the railroad. 4 ten.stall
round house is also being constructed
of stone. a telephone line to Las
Vegas is being projected.
Machinists are pushing the work on
the new engine hoist which is to go
into service at Albuquerque shops II
has been in the hands of the boiler.
makers for some time, but that portion
OF the job has been completed and the
cutting of screws and nuts is now un-
"a On tti1I L. l,,iCIaI NJ
possible-Topeka Journal.
The Union Pacific Railway company
has inaugurated new plan on its en-
tire sy stem for the purpose of prevent
ing rear-end collisions. Every passen.
ger train will carry an extra brakeman
whose only duty will he to protect the
rear end OF the train. This new rule
will cost the Union Pacific 500. 900 an
nually, II is said other roads will
adopt the same plan.
A through train service to st. Louis
from Chicago over the Chicago, Peoria
and st. Louis railway Is. being ar
ranged by the Santa Re system. The
Santa Fo has line to pekin, Ills, and
there connection is TO be made with
lhe chicago, Peoria ana 81. LOUIS rail
way. Four passenger trains are now
being fitted up for this service. which
IL to 90 iato effect March ].
w. A. Nettleton, who succeeded TO
the position of assistant supcrintehd-
ent of motive power OF the Santa Zee.
"a woll liked by the few who know
him. The title of Mr.. Henderson and
himself We're changed at the recent
meeting in Chicago from superintend-
ent and assistant superintendent of
machinery. respectively, to supcrin-
tendcnt and assistant superintendent
of motive power.
Tho Topeka State Journal says. En-
CINE $50. one OF the large new Sche.
noctadyg, which are being built for the
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