The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-13
RAILROAD NOTES.

Molristown has had great attrac-
tions for railroad officials during the
past few days.
A party of Central Railroad officials
including President Baer of the Cen
trial and Reading system, W. G. Besler,
vice-president and general manager;
lC. W. Huntington, general superin-
tendent; e. r. Kerwin, superinten-
dent; J. A. Taylor, general auditor;
William Mcintosh, superintendent Of
motive power; J. Osgood chief of en-
gineers, and j. e. McNulty, assistant
trainmaster, came to Morristown over
the N. j. & Penn. r. r. on Saturday.
Superintend't Lateourette accompan-
led the party which travelled on the
inspection engine 900 and cars Atlas
and Central.
Monday the following list of officials
came over the Erie: Geo. VanKeuren,
general Superintendent; A. 9. Ellston,
superintendent n. Y. division; M. G.
Roach, asst; John Burke, engineer of
maintenance of way; Mr.. Brown, New
York division engineer; Mr.. Uttley,
station inspector; J M. Hoffman, train
! master, and two stenographers. R.W.
McEwan showed the party over the
Morristown end of the road. They
came in car 992 drawn by engine 331.
Conductor Regan and Engineer O'Neill
were in charge Of the train.
Nearly an hour was spent on the
Caldwell branch and the run to Nor
ristown was made at slow speed the
party examining the road carefully.
The return trip was made in fast time.
The committee, which is stirring up
the matter of the Erie tunnel from
Verona to Montclair in the former
place, Caldwell and Essex FEELS has in
vited the residents of Hanover town
ship and Morristown to cooperate in
the matter. To that end petitions
will be drawn up to President Under
! wood and either circulated or left in
some central places for signatures.
The completion of the tunnel means
much to Morristown as it would cut
the rail distance to New York to
twenty-six miles, and over a modern
railroad laid out with long tangents
and easy curves, besides opening up a
very desirable part Of the county to
settlement.
The Erie Railroad has adopted a
new feature on some Of its through
passenger trains, in the way of dis
tributing to all passengers printed
leaflets describing the country through
which the train passes and the sights
to be seen on the trip. The points of
interest are enumerated and other de-
tails given.
Appreciation of the fast freight SER
vice between New York and Morris
ristown is shown by constantly in
creasing shipments. The cars are
loaded at the pier foot Of Duane street
up to closing time each day and ar
rive in Mofristown on the 2.03 a. m.
run.
A freight wreck at Paterson tied up
the Boonton branch OF the Lackawan-
ma shortly after midnight Monday
night. All the eastbound trains and
westbound through trains were run
via Morristown this morning
The laying Of the heavy rails on the
Erie from Great Notch to Essex Fells
has been finished and the road for
that distance has been resurfaced with
new ballast.
1t is expected that the eastbound
track on the new Lackawanna railroad
line near Elkwood viii be put in ser
vice during the present month.
The Erie r. r. has announced that
it will not handle any excursions over
its lines in the future.