The Republican journal., 1905-08-24
NORTHERN MAINE SEAPORT, R. R.
Trains May be Running by the First of
November.

| Trains May be Running py tne First OF
November.
1t has been the hope of the officials Of the
Northern Maine Seaport railroad and the
contractors who have charge of the con-
struction of the road that the construction
| would be as far completed by the month OF
October, 1905, that trains could be run from
| Stockton Springs on the south to the north
ern terminal at South Lagrange. 1t was
with this idea in mind that the work was
begun at Stockton Springs and Cape Jelli-
son in the latter part of last winter. 1t WAS
| hoped that with some of the wharf-buildinR
| completed the work could be rushed -
| soon as the frost was out OF the ground
wharves would furnish a ready discharg-
| ing place for the material to be used on the
| new road.
Notwithstanding the foresight used in
preparing the way for the arrival of this
material it has not come as rapidly as
many culverts and bridges all along the
| line of the road and the great amount Of
masonry, iron, etc., needed to complete
these cannot be brought to hand fast
enough to suit the contractors. The grad
| ing has progressed rapidly on some parts Of
the road and if it were not for the great
number of trestleS and culverts there would
be no doubt of the early completion of the
road.
AS it is the first of November may see
trains running over the Seaport road. The
crew on the upper end of the line which
has had the active superintendency of the
chief contractor, A. L. Trltes. has made
fine showing in grading and laying the iron
The rails have been laid and the road prac-
| tcally completed from Lagrange down to
the inlet Of Pushaw lake. distance Of
about ten miles. Over this stretch of road
the fences have been built, telegraph poles
set up and the section has all the appear
ance OF railroad in operation.
Between the end of this section of com
pleted railroad and the crossing at Hermon
junction no track has been laid. but the
crews are working on grading and cuivert
and bridge building. The iron has arrived
for the bridge over the Kenduskeag at
Glenburn and the crossing of the Bangor Il
Northern at Six Mile Falls, and the masonry
for these bridges has been practically com
pleted.
The crossing of the Maine Central tracks
at Hermon junction has been completed
and trains are running over it. The trestle
on the south side of the Maine Central
tracks has been filed in and the work of
filing in the north side is now going on |
Track-laying toward the Union street eros
sing is now going on and the rails will be |!
laid as fast as possible to meet the crew !
working down the line from So. Lagrange |
South from the crossing at Hermon juno |
tion rails have been laid as far as the eros |
sing OF the SOuadabScook stream in the |
town OF Hampden, a distance of about three |
miles. Here the track-laying is held up to |
await the completion of the bridge over the |
Souadaoscook, which is delayed by lack of |
material.
At the lower end of the line the work is
going on apace About half Of the smaller
wharf at the terminal has been completed |
while the larger wharf is about third com
peted. The rails have been laid north
from Stockton Springs, a distance of about
four miles. The crew is now making for a
yr1ai rio1
taken for ballastng the section of the road
which has been laid. There are of course
many things in the construction which can
not be rushed but which must have their
own time. The work is being rushed as
rapidly as possible and every effort will be
made to have the road completed before
cold weather puts a stop to the work.-Ban-
gor Commercial