Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-26
TRACK AND TRAIN.

Fireman Dickinson Of the extra list
Is reported on the boards as an in.
valid.
Fireman Jessoy has found his duties
too arduous and is consequently on the
sick list.
Chas. w. Williams has been added
to the local force Of machinists. He
comes here from Ration.
". Reed. road foreman Of engines
OF the line between here and La Junta,
is in town today inspecting local con
ditions.
Machinist Krieger, who was away
from the shops for 9 few days on &C
count OF the illness of his wife, is
back again at his post. Mrs. Krieger
he reports to be much better.
The pumping machinery and attach
ments for the new oil cisterns Of the
Santa Fe at Winslow have arrived
and will be put in place this coming
week.
Another draught has been made up
on the machinists Of Ration. This
time 1t is Casius e. Neville who has
severed his connection with that body
and came down to cast his lot with
the Las Vegas boys.
The ballast train pulled out OF the
shops this morning for work on the
line between here and Ration. The
wherewith all is supplied from the
quarry beyond Wagon Mound which
Is again in operation.
New Southwestern Well.
The new well which the FL Paso
& Southwestern has just had sunk
at Osborn station is now ready for use
and a bulletin, just issued, states that
all trains needing water will 0 take
water at that point.
me track connecting the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad and the Santa re
Centrai railway in Santa Fe has been
completed and arrangements are being
made for The transfer to the new union
depot SO as 10 start in running trains
out of the new depot by the first 81
February.
The unloading Of material for the
new Maricopa & Phoenix steel bridge
across Salt river has been completed
There will be six spans of steel in the
bridge. which will ros all that part
OF the river which is filled with water
in time of flood. The work on the
bridge will probably start about the
0rst OF next month.-Gazette.
Free Oil.
The efforts Of ]. A. Naugle, general
manager OF the Sonora railroad, and
several other prominent railroad men
ID Mexico to induce the Mexican gov
eminent to take of its duty on crude
oil seems to be meeting with success
Private adyices, Just received, state
that the chances are good for the gov
eminent to take OF the duty In the
near future.
There are at present twenty-eight Of
the big 900 class Of engines plying
the rails on the New Mexico division
Ten are enlisted to do the work be
tween La Junta and Ration, twelve
frisk over the plains between Ration
and here and six climb up and down
the grades between here and Albu.
querque. From that point the oil
burning engines of the other division
do the work.
All preparations are being made to
render the interruption Of work in the
round house while the new turntable
is going in as short as possible. New
and heavier rails are being laid inside
as well as outside and all engines ~
for repairs will be sent out as soon as
finished and no others brought In.
For six weeks, It is expected, all work
will have to be done outside. Feb
ruary is the date set for the tempo.
rary regime to be in effect.
Attempt Record.
An attempt will be made on the
New York Central railroad to beat the
worlds speed record OF 120 miles an
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