The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23
ALONG THE
RAILROADS.
Construction Of the Railway
Valley Road Progress
ing Rapidly.
THE ERIE'S TRAIN SERVICE.

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Springfield are nearing completion !;
the bridge win be so feet span, and
constructed Of the heaviest material
for modern railroad equipment. The
grading is completed from New Orange
to Springfield, and the rails laid to
within one-half mile Of the Railway
river. Work is also going on in the
Baltusrol woods, where station is to
located. BY the opening of gap in
the woods, straight stretch Of q
miles will be secured, it viii pro-
vide 2 per cent. grade into
Summit. 1t will cross the streets of
East Summit over a trestle to Over
look, and follow along Park avenue on
private right Of way to the vicinity of
the ball ground.
The Railway Valley is the first rail-
road to bisect Union county at right
angles to other trunk lines, providing
means of communication with Eliza
beth, Trenton, Philadelphia, and the
seashore, by physically connecting
with the New Jersey Central and Le-
high Valley, and via Elizabeth, with
all the stations along the Pennsylvania
Railroad. The contractor is planning
to have the road in operation as far as
Springfield in time for the celebration
of the anniversary Of the Battle Of
Springfield on the 23rd of June. The
completion to Summit will require
two months more.
Beginning next Monday the Erie r.
r. will begin operating the through
passenger service between Morristown
and Jersey City with Erie equipment
and Erie crews. The time table will
not show many trains atirst but Nor
ristown gains considerable by the COM
ing of the Erie passenger trains into
the field. No crews will be moved here
the men running in and out from the
other end Of the line The former
changes will be done away with cars
running through from the Jersey City
Terminal. Beginning Monday night
an express freight service will be put
on, cars closing at the foot of Duane
street at 5 p. M. and coming to Morris
town on mixed train arriving at 2.03
a. M, consequently ready for delivery
early in the morning.
AS showing the marked advance in
car building of recent years, the Erie
Railway has on exhibition at the in
ternational railway congress exhibit
tion in Washington, steel postal
car which is the first OF its kind
ever constructed. Railroad men who
have examined it declare that it is
also the best.
The car, length of which is 65 feet,
is entirely of steel as to its exter-
ior, and wherever wood has been used
in inside fittings fireproof wood with
cast iron trimmings has been used. A
door midway between the two ends Of
the car practically divides it into two
sections, one end being used for stor-
age. while the other end is for the
sorting tables and letter racks. For
night work the Pintsch gas system is
provided. The Gold steam heating
system is used, Westinghouse air
brakes and signals are provided and
the car is equipped with Master Car
Builders couplers. 1t is mounted on
Erie standard six wheel trucks.
The doors of the cars, both on the
ends and sides, are made of fireproof
wood, instead of steel to facilitate the
escape of mail clerks in case Of accident.
The Central Railroad OF New Jersey
has bought property at Southern
Boulevard, Sd and Lincoln avenues,
New York, for use as a freight ter
minal. The property is about block
square. The railroad company is re-
ported to have also acquired land adj
joining for similar purpose.
The Central is forced to provide it's
own freight terminal in The Bronx,
because its business can no longer be
accommodated by the Erie Railroads
terminal at 135th street, and the Mott
Hayen Canal and even with the tenant
no longer using its terminal, the Erie
has not space to handle its own bust
ness, and it is understood that it has
bought two blocks on the east side Of
Park avenue, from 135th street, to
18th street, for the purpose Of enlarg-
ing its terminal.
The Central r. r. of N. J. will take
all the editors along its lines to Lake
Hopatcong for a days outing on June
=. Dinner will be served at Aliens
Lake Pavilion.
The Lackawanna has notified ten
ants Of its property in Orange to be
ready to move. The order is supposed
to mean that track elevation there
will soon be started.
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The Lackawanna has shipped TO
MorriStown a new house for the use Of
the signal department. in this section