The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-11
RIDE BY TROLLEY
TO BALTIMORE BY
JULY |, 1907
New Route of Thirty
three Miles Over 40
Per Cent Completed.

A trolley line. connecting Jhis city with
Baltimore viii be IN operation by July
1 next, according 20 the predictions OF
officials OF the Washington. Baltimore
and Annapolis Electric Railway Com
pany. which concern is behind the troll
ley road project
This new route IS only thirty-three
miles, seven miles shorter than the
route followed by the steam railroads
between The two cities.
over % per cent Of the construction
has been completed. though work was
not begun until early In the summer.
The company started work at Oden-
ton. which is about midway between the
two cities, and where the branch 70 An
napoiis viii leave the main line and be
pushed In each direction. Now more
than six miles OF track have been laid,
while new S0-pound rails have been
substituted on several miles OF the An
napolis, Baltimore and Washington rail-
road Tor much lighter ones The road
is about fourteen miles long. and is
owned by the company building the new
trolley line. II is now operated as a
steam road. using the tracks of the
Pennsylvania from about Odenton to
Baltimore. IT also connects with trains
Tor the Capital As soon as the Wash
ingtoa line is opened it viii be electrified.
Twenty mine Bridges.
On the line between here ana Balti-
more viii be four bridges over rivers
and twenty-five bridges over roads.
The bridges will be over Gwynn's
Falls. the Big and Little Patuxtent
rivers and the Patapsco river. These
bridges are now III course OF constluc-
ton. the material having been ordered
al the time that work on the road was
begun. There Will be no grade cross
ings. and where the line interseots a
road it will either go over or under the
driveway The abu.ments for all the
bridges 10 be built for this purpose
Will be of concrete. and many have
already been constructed.
The work within the limits OF Balti-
more Is more than 90 per cent COM
pieted though it was not started until
a Few weeks ago.
Question of Power.
AS yet the company has made no
announcement about its plans for Sc
curing current. but il is generally be-
lieved that it will be purchased from an
independents company. The Washington
Company recently awarded a contract
to the General Electric Company for
the equipment OF three substations-
one 70 be located Just outside the Dis
trict Of Columbia, the second at Oden-
ton and the third near Westport-to be
used in distributing the power
Some inquiries hav been made about
the current to be supplied by the Nc
Calls Ferry Power Company, and.
while 4 is improbable that this company
viii be ready TO sell power when the
troiley line is ready to be opened, il
Is quite possible that some time in the
future current generated by the waters
or the Susquehanna river will be used
to operate the cars on the new inter
urban line. II has been reported that
the Potomac Electric Company of this
city. may get a contract for current
when the line is ready for operation.
Mr.. Bishop Is president of the Term
inai Company. as we'll as of the Wash
ington Company, while John B. Master
ton IS secretary and treasurer OF each
Charles r. Gladfelter was recently made
general manager Of the Terminal Com
DGnV.