Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-15
MADE INSPECTION T0URf
Purpose OF Trip Was 60 see rtlsks shs
work OF Double Tracking was
sn Progress News.

Vice. President M. g. Kennedy. Su-
nerintendant George W. Martin and
Chief Engineer T. J. Brereton, all OF
the Cumberland Valley railroad com.
pany, made an inspection tour OF the
road from Chambersburg TO this city
Wednesday. They arrived in this.city
shortly after noon on their special
train. They passed through Hagers-
town about II o'clock. After spending
u few hours in tins citv, the most OF
which was spent at Intersection and
Cumbo. the two connecting wards,
they returned to Chambersburg.
The purpose Of tho trip was to see
how the work Of double tracking
which IL now being done, was pro-
crossing and to investigate the general
condition Of the road. In the way Of
the condition Of the tracks.
The heavy freight business has been
the cause Of great damage to the tracks
and it Is rspofted that heavier rails
are to be nut down. HEAVY rails have
already been laid along the tracks
from the Potomac river to this citv
and II IL the belief that they are COR
the purpose of repairing the tracks.
Slowly, but surely, the double track
is being laid and il il fumored that it
will not be long now until tho work
will BIO COMPLETED. A large number of
men are now ut work between this
CITY aud the river and there Ia another
force working between Hagerstown
and Chambersburg.
There has been a decided change IN
this road since the freight has beon
transferred to 1t at this city and ii ID
now being recognized as railroad.
Before this the only freight trains that
run over this end were ono In the
morning and one In the evening and
they carried ON an average Of about
cars. The cars are now taken from
this CITY by the hundreds and it has
the appearance of mn up.to-date road.
The rails which we're formerly the
highest that are made have now been
taken M and the heavv rails. such as
used on other roads, substituted. In
the last wear the road has made great
er progress than in all of the other
years of it's existence.
$500, 600 FOR NEW EQUIPMENT.
A contract awarded Tuesday by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
for eighty new cars for the passenger
service OF the system, the announce
men OF which order in preparation was
made In this column couple of weeks
ago, the new equipment involves an
expenditure of about 800. 900. the or
der covering forty standard vestibuls
passenger coaches and forty baggage
and postal cars. With this new rolling
stock the company will be we'll equip
ped for handling the business OF the
Worlds Fair to and from st. Louis
next year. Deliveries Of tho order are
to begin in December ana to be- COM
pleted by April |. 1901.
A HUNDRED NEW ENGINES.
The Baltimore and Ohio is exnecting
the deli -erv of 100 locomotives within
the next few months. Over fifty OF
these engines will be assigned for duty
on the Pittsburg system. Out If the
100. seventy-five are consolidated
freight engines, fifteen switching and
ten Atlantic type passenger engines.
NOTES
Capt. Eugene Hammond. Cumber-
land, was struck by Baltimore and
Ohio train near the Potomac cement
mill and received painful injuries.
Perry Beckley, agent for the @. W.
is erecting building at the railroad
at Halfway and will open a store.
making the third at that place
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