Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-07-04
GREAT TASK COMPLETED
Double Tracking B. & 0. After
Three Years Work.
AT A COST or THREE MILLIONS
Mr.. E. P, H. Harrison, Of This City, Has
Charge Of the Construction Of The Line
De tails Of The Work.
De tails Of the Work.

De tails Of the Work.
After a ceseless attack extending over
IA period of three years by an army OF
men upon the rock bound-ridges of the
Alleghenies. the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad company is about to realize
its ideal-the completion of double
track system from Pittsburg to New
York. The last gap in the double track
system, the Connellsville division is
Inow about closed The work of clos
ling it was commenced in 1902, and
the fall of the present year will see its
completion. The work represents an
(actual outlay of between 81. 900, 900 and
| "a, 900, 600. To push it through the old
I,oute of the road was changed in many
Rolaces. Mountains were bored through
1t different points and streams SPAN
he'd in order to shorten the route.
The Connellsville division presents
ONE of the most rugged and picture
sque scenery to be seen along the Balti-
aore and Ohio In pushing the orig
Spal road over the Alleghenies in 1868
j / MANY engineering difficulties were
ncountered and overcome. In the
ouble tracking of the system not many
ssser difficulties were encountered
nd overcome by the brains and skill
modern engineers in much shorter
me.
These vast improvements arc being
-ougnt to finish under the super
sion of SUPERINTENDENT of Construc.
on E. P. H. Harrison Assisting
m are Resident Engineers G. III.
1limby, located in Connelsville and
/. Sparrow, located at Confluence.
The improvements include the double
acking of the road from Indian Greek
lockwood on the western slope OF
. Alleghaney mountains and from
md Patch tunnel to Mt. Savage
notion on the eastern slope, the
Hiding of low grade line from Brook
mel to Confluence. following the
lrse of the Casselman stream the
Instruction OF the new Connellsville
rds, together with the new round
lse and machine shops; the build.
of great viaduct at the confluence
indian creek and the Youghiogheny
DR. extension of the Confluence yards
the erection of a new station at
lfiuence the building of a great
lining wall at Fair Hope; the build
of new electric signal towers at
lfuence and lockwood. and the
struction of new bridge across the
ghiogeny river for the o. and B.
nch.
nong the greatest engineering feats
onnection with the improvements
ne construction of the stone via.
at the junction of Indian Greek
Youghiogheny river. This will be
last portion of the work to be COM
ed.
is being constructed at a cost OF
$3.50, 900. This bridge is 215 feet
with 800 feet of high retaining
leading up TO it. The wall is
80 to 40 feet in height and the
re is 80 feet above the water level.
work of constructing the new
ellsville yard and the roundhouse
machine shops cost $500, 900. The
lie tracking from Mt. Savage
ion to Sand Patch tunnel cost
poo. The double tracking from
wood to Indian Greek will cost
900.
total distance being covered in
up this gap in the double track
d is "A miles. The work is be-
PINE under contract by the fol-
q firms
4. Clement g. Co, of Philadel-
from lockwood to Brooks tun-
nd from Confluence to Indian
stewart & Co., CT Baltimore, low
line from Brooks tunnel to Con-
|. Clement & Co., of Philadel-
Confluence improvements.
zee B. Swift 81 Co.. of Chicago,
nnellsville work. inclu ding the
lotion of the shops, roundhouse,
g & Stratton, Of Pittsbure. the
for the new Connellsville
nd the masonry work for the
anch river crossing at Gibson.
Baltimore Bridge Co., ironwork
bridge.
pis work has been done under
pct supervision of large force