The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-03-13
RAILROAD NOTES.


Rumors about the Rockaway Valley
Railroad are always numerous. Per-
haps the last one is that it will soon.
pass into the hands Of the Lackawan-
ma a condition which, while it might
please residents along the line would
be distastefal to Morristown residents
and business men for freight reasons.
1t has lately been reported that the
Lackawanna has been purchasing
Pennsylvania trolley lines from Easton
southwark with Philadelphia as the
goal. The Rockaway might prove a
link in a Lackawanna trolley system
and afford a connection between these
parts and the reported Pennsylvania
purchases.
Lackawanna surveyors have been
reporded as making surveys between
Gladstone and Chester, which might
also indicate trolley facilities through
that region of hills and steep grades.
1t is also reported that the Lacka-
wanna is getting a foothold in Schuyl-
kill county (Pennsylvania) coal depos-
its and will build into that region.
The Lackawanna Railroad Company
has submitted a proposition to the
city Of East Orange to elevate its
tracks throughout the city. The COM
pany states that it would like to have
the city assume 10 per cent. of the
cost of the work AS the estimate is
for $500, 900, that means the city would
pay something like $4,000. The Rail-
road Committee OF the City Council
has advised the company to ask for
definite sum, not a percentage of the
cost. The company also wants to close
the Brick Church and East Orange
stations, consolidating them into a
new station between the two. The
company has already bought property
with this object in view, but the com
muters are protesting at the incon-
venience the change will put them to.
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The Erie Railroad has placed with
the American Locomotive Company
an order for twenty-five locomotives,
delivery to begin this month. These
are to be exact duplicates of the nine
teen engines received by the Erie DUR
ing the past six months, and which
have proved SO successful in passenger
service as to warrant their adoption
as a standard type, known all along
the lines as {" the 2,51O class. With
their tenders carrying sixteen tons Of
coal and $500 gallons Of water, these
largest passenger service locomotives
ever constructed weigh 5S9, $50 pounds
each, the weight OF the locomotive
alone being 23O, 800 pounds.
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Some years ago Erie officials made
statements about the intention to
change the motive power on their
suburban lines from steam to electric
ity, and from time to time supple
mental statements have appeared
which in measure accounted for de.
lay. Now an auto car has been or
dered and it meets the requirements,
independent cars will be run without
power houses or electricity. A GAM
auto car has been ordered The ma
chinery will come from the CAM shoI
at Budapest, and the car body will BIZ
built here. These cars will give fire.
quent service, high speed and cleanli
ness.
The joint grievance committee oftht
Delaware, Lackawanna 4 Western
conductors and trainmen has been un
able to reach an amicable agreement
with General Superintendent T. e
lClarke, and will ask for his ultimatun
| preliminary to reporting to the loca
lodges and asking for a vote as t.
whether a strike shall be called, Th
grievances are mostly about wages.
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| The Warren papers say, the presen
main line, comprising the territory be
| tween Port Morris and Portland, viii
| be made local line and there will b
better service provided than exists a
present. 1t is said that the company
plan is to equip the line between
Dover and Phillipsburg and as ia
north as Portland with electricity ant
operate cars by that power.
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| President Truesdale's car, LAX
| Forrest, /" was in town yesterday, arriv
ing with party of men on the 20
and departing at 3 O'clock.
SPORTS AND PASTIMES.