The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-28


Tor II is clear that on some OF your lines
the limit OF the capacity OF the running
tracks and yards has been reached.
This is particularly true OF your Main
; Line between Pittsburg and Philadelphia.
where the traffic has become exception
ally dense. The ton mileage OF the Main
Line. excluding branches amounted to
over $500 millions OF ton miles. and the
density TO %. 764. $50 ton-niles for each
mile OF road The earnings from freigh.
traffic alone were SiIs, .9s per mile,
and the total earnings SAG .127ss.
After careful consideration. your man
agement has decided upon the following
I improvements as absolutely necessary
TO promptly and economically handle
the present volume OF traffic. and meet
the demands of the next few years OF
! active growth:
/ First-The building OF a new connection.
! known the Brilliant Branch. between the
Vain Line at East Liberty and the Allegheny
Valley Railway az Brilliant and the Western
Pennsylvania Railroad at AspinwaI and the
construction Of steel viaduct between the
| tracks Of the Port Perry Branch and the Main
Line at Brinton. These improvements will IA
/ cilitate the interchange Of tTafic between the
: Pittsburgh. Virginia and Charleston Railway.
the Main Line. the Allegheny Valley and West
! err Pennsylvania Railroads. and Will complete
/ the hnsl links in belt line around Pitts
/ ourgh- The passenger trains % the Allegheny
Valley and Western PENNSYLVANIA Railroad srill
/ be into Pittsburgh Station hv wav 81 the
/ Brilliant line, thus leaving the tracks Of both
roads west o. their junction with that line
exclusively Tor the movement OF freight. Two
large freight yards will be built. respectively.
al the junction % this line with the ALLEGHENY
valley Railway and al Sharpsburg. the latter
Tor interchange OF traffic between the Western
pennsylvania Railroad and the Pittsburgh
Fort WAYNE and Chicago Railway and 10 serve
the local industries in Allegheny City An
other yard VIII be built the site 81 the old
stock yards az East Liberty for the classiaca-
ton and distribution Of Pittsburgh local freight
The Western Pennsylvania Railroad will be
Iour-tracked west OF the Junction Of the Bril- /
liant line and will be elevated through Allie /
gheny City 10 connection with the Pittsburgh. |
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway. An elevated 7
hs'n Line in Pittsburgh. along DyIquesne Way 4
to connect with freight station 70 be erected I
vest OF Third street. This line viii also af- J
ford connection with the present Dlgsfcsne 4
station at the Point. and viii permit Of the /
removal OF the tracks now AT grade Liberty Il
street. Pittsburgh Large extensions viii De
made TO the yard az Shire Oaks the Pitts
bur Virginia and Charleston Railway and
TO the Orfnsby ward in south PittsburCn. ana a
new yard viii be built at Thomson 70 serve the
adjacent steel works, These improvements win
district. and Will il is hoped. relieve the
chronic state Of congestion which has existed
there for the past two years
Second-The double tracking ~ the Western
Pennsylvania Railroad and the reduction Of its
grades eastbound to IS SO feet per mile.
Third-The building % 4 new low-grade four
track line from Radebaugh tunnel, near Greens
burg. on the Pittsburgh Division. % Miiiwood
east q Derry, distance q nineteen miles and
the coHrle ion OF the four-track system on that
Four;h-The construction Of a double-track
railway, via the roadbed Of the New Portage
Road. between the east end Of the Galltziu tun-
mel and Hollidaysburz distance OF seventeen
miles. and the double-trscking Of the Peters
burg Branch, thus furnishing an alternate line
about hfty miles in length between the summit
of the Alleglnny Mountain and Petersburg in
the Juniata Valley.
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yard at Hollidaysburg. and another at Fairvisw
IN the Northern Central Railway on the oppo- |
ste side Of the Susquehanna River from Harris .
burg Experience having silOwn that wards /
may become too large for the prompt and !
economical movement Of traffic. these new !
Yards will be used for coal. coke and lime
stone, and through the relief thus afforded
he Altoona and Harrisburg yards will be amply ,
sufficient for the general MERCHANDISE traffic :
- - NDi'''c VII INC .
our tracking OF the Northern Central Railway :
between the Fairview yard and York Z
Haven, Of new douhle-track low grade rail y
road about ninety-tfve miles in length from .
he latter point. via Columbia. to Philadelphia I
This line viii cross the Susquehanna River hv a
stone arched bridge near Shocks. will utilize
I've miles OF your Columbia and Port Deposit :
Railroad from Columbia 20 Cresswen where y
he new line leaves the Susduehanna 10 enter 7
-our Main Line at Parkeshurz which II will \
Ollow from Psrkesburg 20 Thorndale and paral- :
FL II from ThOrndale to PaOh- while the Main 3
line between Paoli and Philadelphia will be
tx tracked.
seventh-The construction Of doublc-track
elevated freight railroad through the West q
Philadelphia yards between the Main Line at h
hirty-sixth Street and the Delaware Extension I q
nd the Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington L
iailrOSG in this way Goa, trains will be run / s
through between FaiTview and Greenwich on I II
be Delaware River. and trafic between the / q
Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washington Rail j.
Dad and the New York Division may be han r
led directly between the Sheilpot ward. north
Z Wilmington. and Harsrnus yard on the a
hudson River, without detention at West Phila- ;,
The grades Of the Trenton Cut-OH between -
len Loeb and MorrisviIe Will be reduced from -
to - SO feet Per mile the New York Divi- q
on between Trenton and Newark viii be six Il
lacked and the grades reduced to the same -
laximum and the line through Frankford / -
rtstol. and Railway straightencd and elevated | ~.
receiving and classification yard viii also he =,
nlt vest Of Frankford Junction. Philadclphia | N
admit 81 solid trains for that section being p,
adc up = Harrisburg and run without stop
rough the West Philadelphia yard. A.
When these improvements shall have been 10
'mpleted the maximum grade against the IN
iStbCund traffic, between Pittsburgh and Jer- 4 ~
y City by way Of the Western Pennsylvania -
aiiroad viii he reduced 20 IS $40 feet per -
lie, with the exception ~ the western slope -
the Allegheny Mountains between Coneniaugh -
III Gallitzin. distance Of - miles. where the -
ado is y $40 feet per mile. and where the =.
e Of helping engines viii have 70 be contin- A.,
a On the Main Line between Radebaugh -
ID Derry the opposing grade easthOund viii -
50 have 10 be reduced from y $ 10 10 Is $40 -
81 per mile 50 that il will be Necessary on ~
Ns.HN
sting power only far Radebaugh -
The estimated cost Of the improvements east ~
Pittsburgh for which your company will have -
provide the means. and which will require = -.
I'm two 10 three years 20 complete IS fol- -
VS.: =
,r the Brilliant Branch, the ~
sharpsburg Brilliant Shire Oaks. ~
Ormsby. and other yards. the Ga
nections between the Port Perry
Branch and the Main Line at an
Brnton, the elevation % the tat
Western Pennsylvania Railroad. ent
the extension OF the elevated rail- he
road alonG Duquesne Way. and De
the cost Of the freight sta the
ton the Point, etc 50 go 90 % too
II the new line between Rade- unit
haugh and Derry. and the LEI
pletion Of the four track system lin
On the Pittsburgh Division. 900. Is, 10000 90 wit
r the doubie-trscking 81 the ans
" estern Pennsylvania Railroad one
md other improvements thereon. 1000 900 90 init
r the line the New Port
age roadbed double -tracking the the
Petersburg Branch. and the ffolli- list
Ia yshurg yard .-.......--.-.... 5000 600 90 ans