New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-21
NEW HAVEN'S PLANS.
NEW TRAINS NEXT MONTH
I'm prOUements to Cost $50, 100000
Sir-Tracking to Begin Soon.

The improvements under way and contem-
plated on the New-York division of the New
York New-Haven and Hartford Railroad IN
volve an expenditure of S20OO0000 Some OF
them are approaching completion
This expenditure is in addition to the extern
sve bridge work and track improvement III
progress at numerous other points the lines
OF the system. So important is this work con-
sdered and so anxious the New-Haven
officials to push it to completion as rapidly as
possible. that Second Vice President Fayette S.
Curtis who has general charge of all construc-
ton work is about 20 transfer his headquarters
from Boston to New-Haven in order to be in
direct touch with the extensive projects under
way on this division of the road.
One reason why the New-Have officials
anxious to complete the work now in progress
as rapidly Lossible is that they have an
nounced that number of additional passenger
trains will be put into service on the NeW-York
division on December 4 Another is be found
in the serious freight congestion prevailing
on this section of the road. Not only have hur
ry orders been issued in connection with the
work the three bridges under construc
ton between New-York and New-Haven IN
der to handle the additional passenger trains
and TO put end to the delay Of expresses
caused by the use of temporary bridges at
these points. but also in order to prevent
freight blockade.
Urgent requests have also been sent to the
locomotive manufacturers for the early delivery
of engines which have been under construction
for the road for some time. The force employed
in the repair shops at NewHaven has been in
creased in order to put every available locomo-
tive in shape for service.
The great increase IN the freight movement to
New-England in the last six weeks has caused
freight to accumulate at many points and the
yaFas of the NewYOrk New-Haven and Hart
ford at Port Morris, the Harlem branch,
have been almost overwhelmed by the great in
1ux. On Saturday last the reports showed on
hand in these yards nearly seven hundred car
loads of the weeks receipts which it had been
impossible to move.
Twenty locomotives have been ordered from
the Baldwin works at a cost of about 100000.
Only two have been delivered as yet, but efforts
viii be made to have the others completed as
soon the bridges are ready for use.
These locomotives all OF type new to the
East, although some have been put in operation
recently the Santa Fe. They are known as
the Vauclain balanced compound cylinder type.
The new bridges which are being installed to
permit the operation of these heavy locomo-
tves and trains and 10 bring the equipment OF
the entire division up to the highest standard
of the best English railways. are at Cos COB,
Bridgeport. The work on the first two of these
is well advanced ana viii be completed soon
after the first of thu year The construction Of
the Housatonic bridge has just begun, and will
not be finished for several months. These
bridges all of the Sberzer roller lift style,
carrying four tracks, and will cost s.. 100000.
They operate the principle OF the medieval
drawbridge across the meats of the old feudal
castles
These bridges take the place OF the double
track revolving structures previously in use.
and make possible the handling Of more and
heavier trains.
The elevatng of the New-H Haven tracks
through the city of Bridgeport has just been
completed at a cost Of more than So, 800 900 and
work is being rushed the station
in that city, which IS already up and rooted. It
will be ready for occupancy before spring.
Work began last week the erection of the
100000 station at ew-Rochelle and
the building of a subway underneath the tracks
to connect the platforms on both sides.
All preparations have been completed for the
commencement OF work the six tracking ana
electrificaton of the Harlem River branch from
One-hundred-an tHenty-ninth-s to New-Ro-
chelle, on which nearly $1O,00O0O0 will be ex-
pended. Operations will begin the
Board Of Estimate OF New York City has ap-
proved the engineering plans for the section of
the road running through The Bronx. II IS
expected that this formal approval will be given
within few days, as the plans OF the railroad
company have already been considered and IA
vora bly, reported by the committee for the Bor-
ough Of The Bronx.