Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-04
BETTER RAILROAD FACILITIES.

As heretofore stated 10 the Gazette
the State Corporation Commission has
entered sweeping order against the
Southern Railway Company, requifiog
that corporation to make certain improve
ment In facilities for handling passengers
on its BIuemont and Manassas branches.
Here is the order in full.
"The commission having given care
ful consideration to all the testimony
and exhibits in this preceding, and with
out at this time dispCsing of all matters
brought before it herein, or directing
all such requirements as 1t may conclude
should be made hereiD, proceeds no" TO
enter the following order with reference
to the complaints concerning The c0udi-
ton, the services aud the facilities on
the line of the defendant company, from
the Potomac river to Bluemont, known
as it's Bluemont branch.
The Southern Railway Company "a re-
ouired 10 note, and observe the following
detailed particulars, and carry out the
matters therein appearing witb all prscii'
cable promptness and dispatch; that Is 10
say. the Southern Railroad Company, on
its Bluemont branch, in order to render
its facilities and the service furnished
By 1. to the public more efficient and
satisfactory, should observe the following
rules, nov briefly stated, and comply
with the following orders and directions,
viz:
|. Clean and comfortable coaches
these coaches to be well cleaned IN de-
tall at each end of each run.
2. Sudlcieat passenger coaches on
each train to meet the varying require
ments of the travel on this branch, and
to furnish seats for all passengers.
8. Such motive power as will handle
trains above described and maintain
their schedules as advertised, subject to
the restrictions set out in paragraph
No. 6
4. The railway company may operate
these passenger trains In either one or
two sections, according 70 the number
of coaches which may % required to
gssnies comfortable md sdsqEato ec.'
commoda,iOus for their patrons.
8. The floor beams Of Tuscarora
creek bridge must be replaced by
stronger outs of built section Of suit
able design, aud the strlpgers on same
bridge be replaced By tWenty'ioch
BY City -6ce-pound l beams, or equiVa'
lent.
6 No engine, whether dra wing pas
senger or freight train, shall De allowed
to double-hesd over any portion of this
branch when the weight on any one
pair of driving wheels exceeds the fol-
lowing:
Eight. wheeled american type &c.
600 pounds.
wheeled type (three pairs driver'),
80, 900 pounds.
Consolidated type (iour pairs drivers),
90, 500 poundP
7. Road to be ballasted from Round
Hill to Buemont, at least up to the con-
dltiun of the rest of the branch.
s. Station grounds immedistelV sur
rounding the station building at Blue
mont TO be properly drained and filed
in, so as to make the approach to the
station for vehicles and foot passengers
comfortable and satisfactory,
Q. The railway company shall fur
nish the commission, at the end of each
week, until further orders, train sheets,
showing arrival and departure of each
scheduled passenger train at and from
Bluemont and Washington aud OHIO
Junction.
Such additional orders, rulss and re-
quiremenGs will be further entered by the
commission as may be, in its judgment,
iuoti6ed by the evidence herein aud be
rendered necessary to meet the public
requirements and needs.
1t is ordered that the clerk of the CON-
mission do transmit and certify copy
hereof to the Southern Railway Com
nanw