The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1905-01-27
IMPROVEMENTS
PLATED
-
junction is Shortly to be
Removed from Nichols
to Seasons
500, 900 IN IMPROVEMENTS
Steam Shovel VIII be Used in Work
Of Rebuilding Roadbed Of o & w.
Work Soon to Begin on the
Extension.

Announcement has been made by
officials of tho Atlantic and Birming.
ham railroad Of an important change
Which is to he made shortly at one
o. the functions OF The road, Nichols,
81 miles from this city and 28 miles
fom Waycross,
Ii seems that the road has not been
able to procure the necessary ground
tor the erection of junction facilities
and it is announced that the junction
sill shortly be removed from Nichols
to Seasons, % small station q lew
niles this side of Nichols Trains
will continue to run through Nichols.
Tue Seasons win be the junction point
oi the system as is the former place
II present. Considerable property has
been purchased by the roao at SEES
SONS. sufficient being secured to erect
w side tracks. etc. suitable for a jun
tlon.
It is also announced that. beginning
shortly. 100000 will be spent on the
Ioadbed OF the A. & b., between Offer
man and Nichols.
This piece of road. as is well known
has formerly known as the Oferman
and Western, but was purchased by
the old Brunswick and Birmingham
few years agJ. Heavy rails were plac-
cd by the B. & B. shortly after it Sc.
cured control OF the road. and it was
Intended to rebuild the road but this
was never done. and il is now stated
that the road between Onerman and
Nichols. a distance of 80 mics. is in
a very bad condition at present and it
is necessary to operate trains over it
at very low rate of speed
The Atlantic and Birmingham in
tends to entirely rebuild the road at
a cost OF 100000 The TsweHbed win
he graded. tie right-of-way widened
and it will be made as substantial as
ether parts Of the A. & B.
lust when the work is to begin IS
rot known. but ii will be in the course
oi few weeks
The work at Seasons will begin sim
rltaneously and for distance Of one
or two miles il will he necessary pro
lably to entirely change the line OF
the road Seasons. being the impor-
tant junction Of this growing railroad
S, stem, promises to become quite a
city The 4. & B. will keep a large
force OF employees at the junction
ord II will be big laying over place
for train crews
It Is understood that the owners
of the road endeavored to secure the
Necessary sites etc, at Nicnolls for the
junction. but It was impossible and
therefore 1t was decided to build at
Sessions.
Work on the road from Montezuma
to Birmingham is also expected to be
gin shortly. General Manager Wadley
and other officials Of the road have re.
Gently been out over the proposed
route and Though they have not
yet given out the direct route from
Montezuma " is pretty well under.
stood that the road will proceed from
Aontezuma to Talbotton and thence
Tito Alabama. After the work Is
once begun it will be rapidly pushed
and in a very short time the A. & B.
win be operating through trains from
the great Alabama coal fields to this
South Atlantic port.
A large steam railroad shovel will
shortly be put to work on the improve
ent of te roadbed from Offerman to
icholls and this work also will be
rrtpidly completed.