Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-01
NEARLY COMPLETED
NEW DEPOT FOR W., A. AND MT.
VERNON RAILWAY.

The Washington, Alexandra and Mt. Ver-
non electric railway will be using it's new
station at 18th and d streets northwest,
opposite the post office building,@in about
two weeks, and trains to ana from Alexan-
dria. Arlington and Mt. Vernon will be
arriving and departing from the-new sta
ton about that time. 3
The placing of the new underground cleo
trio equipment for the Mt. Vernon road was
started about ten days ago and the work
has been showed ahead rapidly. Along c
street from 14th to 18th the rails are
all in position and the connection with
the old tracks on 14th street has been made.
The repairing of the street about the tracks
is going on on c street from 1872 to 18th
streets. Along 18th street, between c and
D. alongside the post Office building, the
rails all in position except for space
of ten or twelve feet, and this VIII be closed
up today.
On the track along D street about two
thirds of the rail and slot iron is in
position, and the excavations for all the re-
mainder except the curve where the new
d street track connects with the old track
on 1874 street is completed. When these
tracks are completed and in use the trains
will come down 14th street as at present.
and along B street and 1917 street on the
old tracks, but instead of continuing up
1871 street to the avenue they will turn al
station at 18th street. The trains will lay on
18th street facing Pennsylvania avenue, and
leaving the city they will run along 18th to
c, west on c street to 14th,5 and thence on
the tracks now in use to the Long bridge.
Plans for Double Tracks.
The railway company also has force OF
men at work making the necessary eXcava-
tions for double track which will run
under the steam railway track and across
a temporary bridge over the tidal basin
into the. city. At present only a single
track runs from the fork of 14th street to
the Old steam railway tracks over the Long
bridge. now used exclusively by the Mt.
Vernon and Alexandria road The new
double track will run under the steam rail-
way tracks alongside the present single
track. and should be in service within the
EeXt month.
Superintendent Colvin returned from a
visit to the Brill shops at Philadelphia
day or two ago, and it is understood the
new motors building there will be delivered
here within the next ten days. They will
be taken at once to Four Mile run to have
their motors installed, and it is expected
will be in service on the road in the latter
part of April.
A force of men with teams is working on
the new double track from Spring Park
just outside of Alexandria, to Lloyd's sta
ton. Several banks being cut down
to grade, and fills made across swampy
land and the new road bed Is now begin
ming to take shape. From Lloyd s to ST.
ASaph the shifting of the trolley wire poles
to make room for the new road bed is 60
ing on. AS fast as the different sections of
the double track are completed they will be
put in service, and the double tracking of
the Four Mile Run swamp will be the last
to be completed, as there is considerable
pile work and filling to be done there, and
this will require a longer time than the re-
mainder of the work. The steel rails for
the new track were delivered at Four Mile
Run day or two ago, and are ready to be
sent to the point wanted fast as the
road bed is completed.
The work preliminary to the building Of
Alexandria has been started. BY using
King and Cameron streets the electric road
will have double track in thai city. One
street will be used for trains guing into
Alexandria, and the other for those coming
to this city.