The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-07-25
NEWS OF THE
RAILROADS.
Lackawanna to Use the 1. &
H., Making a New Eng
land Connection.
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Among the various rumors in circu-
lation concerning changes in the rail
road map in this part Of the New
Jersey is one to the effect that the
Lackawanna has acquired control Of
the I.ehigh g Hudson River Railroad
running from Easton, Pa, to May
brook, N. III, where it makes connec-
tion with the Central New England
Railroad for New England points via
the Poughkeepsie bridge route. A
"Y'' is being built at Andover J inc
tion for the transfer of freight be-
tween the Lackawanna and Lehigh
& Hudson. Investigations are under
way from Andoyer Junction on the
Lehigh & Hudson, to Buttsville. War
rem county, to ascertain if it is practi-
cable to double track the line between
these points and run the through pas
senger traffic of the Lackawanna over
the Sussex Railroad to Andover juno
tion and thence over the II. g Fl. to
Buttsville where it could rejoin the
main line of the Lackawanna.
It is alleged that this route would
save about eight miles from the pres
ent route by way Of Washington and
have a lower grade besides avoiding
the Oxford tunnel and the many sharp
curves east of Buttsville. Another
rumor more or less authentic is that
the Lackawanna would continue on
the Lehigh & Hudson south of Butts
vile, to a point above Belvidere where
they would take northerly direction
to the main line near Delaware sta
tion.
The LackaWanna Railroad Company
is having six 100-ton engines built at
Schenectady, N. ", to be used on the
fast trains to Buffalo. They win have
six driving wheels, 22x46 cylinders and
carry 225 pounds of steam. With the
new engines it is expected to be able
to haul eight passenger coaches over
the Pocono Mountains, the engines at
present only being able to pull six.
The first Of the six engines is ex-
pected to arrive in Hoboken some
time this week, when the company's
official will go over the route on
trial trip.
So
The train ran over the new extern
sion Of the Morristown s. Erie r. r.
to the works of the New York and
Philadelphia Brick Co. near Troy last
Friday. The extension adds about
mile and third to the trackage Of
the company and extends the Mala--
pardis branch well toward Troy. The
brick company has already shipped
several cars Of common brick. The
entire output Of the plant has been
sold to an Orange concern.
/ The new Lackawanna freight house
at Madison will be completed and
ready for occupancy about August 1st.
The switch running from TIE main
track to the Bruen & Morris lumber
sheds will be removed so that entrance
will be made direct from the new
freight house. The work Of paving
around the freight house was COM
menced last week.
The Hackettstown Gazette" says !:
+" The ease with which Lackawanna
trains make up from half to three
quarters of an hour between Hacketts-
town and New York, only stimulates
a righteous demand for quicker and
better service between the two points.
1t only aggravates the otfense against
all to say other towns have no faster
service.
/ The Union Times of Netcong
/ predicts the establishments of a rail-
road terminal at Bertrand S Island,
Lake Hopatcong which has recently
been sold. The paper suggests through
trains from the island and the central
izatlon of the Hopatcong traffic at
Shippingport.
The Lackawanna carpenters have
| been cutting six inches from part of the
roof of the platform the local station
to give more clearance for cars. The
signal for east bound trains is also to
be moved the cars on the siding hid
| ing it from the trains.
zee
i 1t is planned to have trains running
to the Baltusrol Golf Club via the
Central r. r. on August Is. BY Sep
tember it is reported, the Central will.
be running through trains from New
York to Summit.
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