The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-11
THE FREIGHT MOVEMENT
MARKED IMPROVEMENT REPORT
ED BY RAILWAY OFFICIALS.
Pennsylvania and n. ", n. III. & III. to
Outgenerals Baltimore a. Ohio.

The railroads of this territory have
reached a point where. say the freight Off
Gals, the congestion for the time being is
practically removed but there is no telling
how long this will last. For the present the
situation is sufficiently relieved for the
lifting of all embargoes. most OF which
have been taken off. The railroads. when
the freight situation became serious. re-
fused to handle all except freight origfnat-
ing on their own lines, and in some in
stances this was restricted to live stock
perishable freights and coal and coke. Later
on. as the situation became better all mer-
chandise originating on their own lines
was shipped over such roads as would con-
sent to take II. Under such conditions.
however. foreign lines soon began to be
troubled with blockades. this creating a
serious congestion, but now the situation
Is so much relieved that the roads are re-
ceiving foreign freight. but in a guarded
way. fearing to open the flood gates and let
all the freight in which ought to be moved
lest there be a speedy return to the con-
gested condition which has just been es-
capped The question is now simmering it,
self down to power, which. during the rush
of business, has become somewhat out or
order. Many engines are now running
which are not in shape to do their full work.
To Bridge the East River.
Official announcement of the building Of
a new bridge across the East river at He'll
gate. New York. by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company has been made public by
Col. Joseph U. Crawford. engineer of the
branch lines of the Pennsylvania system.
Colonel Crawford is at present in Pittsburg
he
Hers Island Stockyards. 1t is estimated
that the new bridge will cost over 5000, 900.
When work will be started has not yet been
definitely decided on 1t will require about
three years to complete the work. The
bridge and it's approaches will be two miles
long. The central span will be $40 feet in
length. The bridge will be erected 135 feet
above the water. Ii will extend from Port
Morris. Harlem, to Randalrs island, and
from that point to Long island, where the
Pennsylvania lines will be connected with
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad. This connection will form a di-
rect line between the New England and
tural steel will come from Pittsburg. and
81 100000 pounds of steel will be required.
This alone will cost over sS.25o.ooO
In discussing the plans of the new bridge
Colonel Crawford said: Considerable work
has yet to be done on the new plans before
they are completed. The new connection
lines from the West to the East, and part
of the recent increase of the capital stock
OF the road will be applied to this improve
ment."
President W. K Baldwin. jr, of the
Long Island Railroad, said yesterday that
the Pennsylvania Railroad. in building a
new Hellgate bridge. intends to facilitate
the movement of freight from the West to
New England points. He denied that the
Pennsylvania road intended to use any of
Its tunnels for freight. explaining that the
tunnels connecting Brooklyn and New Jer-
sey Will be barely able to handle passenger
tramc Freight from the West will be
transferred by float from Greenville. N. j..
10 Bayridge. l.. l., thence to the new He'll
gate bridge and to the New York main
land for connection with the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad.
Change I'm Three Management
II is announced at Elkhart that the
Three 1 road, from Streator, ILL.,, to st.
Joseph, Mich via South Bend, with the
last named town the principal eastern
terminal. will be turned over to the control
Of the operating department of the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern on March 1,
when the resignation of General Superin-
tendent F. c. Raft will take effect The
Lake Shore purchased the Three / over a
year ago, but ii has been operated more or
less independently. Division Superintend-
ent II. A. Ziesl of the Chicago Elkhart d.
vision, will have charge of the Three |.
with 3. w. Brown. present division train
master, as assistant superintendent The
Three trains will run through South Bend
TO Elkhart, and the members of the fifty
train crews will probably move to the latter
city. The change will also increase the
work at the Elkhart shops, which will be
provided with greater facilities. Altogether
the change Is expected to cause at least 2OC
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