The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-04
Pennsylvania's Plans.

In Importance of plans the Pennsylvania
railroad ranks first In addition to the
work to be done in New York, some
5000 900 will be spent in Pittsburg, and
S.. 0000 900 has been set aside for the new
station In Washington. The elevation of
tracks. Philadelphia terminals and the
Trenton bridge will call for at least
$4,000, 900.
The New York Central terminal changes
In New York will call for about $25,0 O0.-
900. The balance will be expended on
improvements of various kinds on the
main lines, including the abolition OF
grade crossings.
The Wabash will use it's funds to fight
its way to the Atlantic seaboard. 1t has
costly task its hands in it's attempt to
get into Pittsburg, and besides this 1t has
many miles Of new construction to carry
out. The attention Of the railroad world
is pretty well conferred on Wabash just
now. on account of it's seaboard aspira-
lions, and it is believed that it will take
many additional millions to win it's fight.
The Frisco is planning expenditures SIM
liar to those of the Wabash. It's funds will
so largely into new construction. 1t has
announced it's intention Of securing a foot
ing in New Orleans, probably through a
new line from it's present terminus at
Memphis, and has planned big terminals
in the crescent city.
The expenditures on the Baltimore &;
Ohio are in line with the plans for total
reconstruction. The work was put under
way several years ago, and thus far some
$50, 900. 900 have been spent. The further
expenditures will so toward Increased
equipment, track Strengthening, grade re-
duction, and some new construction in
. Ohio, which will reduce the distance to
20 Chicago.
In the Far West.
The Pacific roads of the Hartman sEs-
MA h with
the aim Of reducing the distance to the
Pacific coast over their routes. On the
old Central Pacific division of the South
ern Pacific six-mle tunnel will be bored
through a spur Of the Sierra Nevada neal
Auburn in Placer county, California. This
work with the reduction Of grades and
Strengthening of tracks, laying of heavier
rails and Lallasting, is expected to cut
down the time between Chicago and Sar
Francisco to siXty-four hours. The i'm
provements will be extended over thu
Southern and Union Pacific properties alSt
and the long planned extension of the Ore
gon Short Line from Calientes to juno
ton with the Southern Pacific may b.
carried out
The moneys set aside by the Atchiso
and the Missouri Pacific will go into feed
ers and new lines and into cut-offs an
equipment. Much of the Atchison ne1
work will be done in Oklahoma. One cut
off is planned to shorten the line betwee
Chicago and San Francisco by about 20
miles.
On the other roads, as we'll as on thos
mentioned specifically, great sums will 6
into additional equipment. Thousands
freight cars of all kinds are under orde
by the roads! and old locomotives are giN
ing place to expensive ones of mode1
types. The replacing Of old light rails
heavier ones is general, and the rail mil
as we'll as the car foundr1es have wol
for months ahead.
In Canada it Is estimated that son
$160,0Oo,0 900 are to be spent for bette
ments to roads and for new constructit
by the Grand Trunk, which has plannt
a new line to the Pacific coast
In New York the Erie railroad has ma,
tentative plans for terminal improvement
in Jersey City costing some 81, 100000, b
these as well as other plans have be-
left out of the calculation. The fully a
thorized expenditures are great enough
warrant a prediction that their intiuen
will be felt in practically every cham
of business industry, and particularly
the great steel and iron trades.