The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-26
MORE RAILROAD NEWS.
The B. 4 o. to Give Fulton
County Her First Rail.
road

from our exchange in reference
to a railroad to pass through this
county. There have been so
many rumors, and so much spec
ulation in regard to railroad mat.
ters, that we take with a good
deal of allowance on anything we
see in the papers about a railroad
for this county.
The following special dispatch
from Pittsburg gives some inter.
esting details of the improve.
ment.
"The proposed new line east to
the old South Penn location on
Sewlckley Greek darts off from
the Pittsburg & Connellsville at
Dexter-once named Salisbury
tunneling the huge river hill at
that point. Once through this
bill the line strikes Crooked Run,
then another tunnel to a branch
OF Jacks Run. More tunneling
follows, and the new route makes
its way eastward to Sewickley
Creek at a point about midway
between Irwin, on the Pennsyl.
vania and the present location of
the Baltimore & Ohio. The part
of the route here indicated en-
bodies much of the most expen.
sive construction, because, so far
as railroad purposes are concern
ed, it remains in its original con.
dition. Once the South Penn 10.
cation is reached east of Sewick-
ley Creek conditions assume a
more favorable aspect.
"Of the South Penn tunnels.
west to east and nine in mum ber-
Laurel Hill, Quamahoning, Negro
Mountain, Allegheny, Rays Hill,
Sideling Hill, Tuscarora, Kitta-
tinny and Blue Mountain-the
latter three are not included in
the short line to Hancock. Md.,-
two-thirds of the excavations
have been made. The total length
of these tunnels is 81, 1880 feet, of
which but 13,348 feet remain to
be excavated. The fact that all
of these tunnels are not included
in the new project does not ma
terially alter the ratios existing
finished and unfinished work in
cluded in the proposed road.
"The total cost for graduation,
masonry and bridging was 500.
80, 1921. Of this Al per cent.
has been completed. OF the 2OS
miles included in the South Penn
line 90 per cent. has been brought
to grade. The lapse of time be.
yond a doubt has put much of the
construction IN a bad condition,
but still the way has been grand
ly paved for a new line over the
mountains.
Hancock by rail is now 2O5
miles distant. 1t IS understood
that the new survey, including
the line south from the South
Penn location and running along
west Of Tonoloway Ridge, in Ful.
ton county, past the town of Han.
cock and over the Potomac river
to the present Baltimore & Ohio
location, is rs miles less than via
the present line. Distances east
from Pittsburg via the Pennsyl.
vania and the Baltimore & Ohio
would then compare as follows
Pennsylvania railroad to Wash
lngton, 374 miles; Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, to Washington, 266
miles. Pennsylvania ailIoad, to
Baltimore, 1872 miles; Baltimore
& Ohio (via old main line), 252
miles. Pennsylvania railroad, to
Philadelphia, 1853 miles; Balti-
more & Ohio railroad (via Wash.
ington), 1862 miles. Pennsylvania
to New York (via Tren.
ton cutoff, 482 miles; Baltimore
q Ohio railroad (via Wasington),
457 miles.
ut should be noted that the
Baltimore & Ohi6's "old main
line,' used for freight, Is IS miles
shorter than the Washington
route, but the through passen-
ger service operates via the Ma
tional Capital because it is a most
important center of travel.
Giving q favorable view of the
whole Droioct ia tho faot thot