The Topeka state journal., 1907-12-31
Official Statement of Years
Work on Santa Fe.
No New Extensions Were Built
During 1907.
REDUCE MANY GRADES
115 Miles of Double Track Laid
East of Kansas City.
Other Items Of Interest in
Railway Circles.

An official statement of the work
done by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Ee during the year shows that no ex-
tensions were built but that consider
able work was done in the way of re-
ducing grades. The statement follows
Hilton Hill change of line in Colo
rado. five and one-half miles to reduce
from .6 to a A grade; change of line
1t Belle Plains, Kan, two miles in
length; change of line, Woodward to
Tangier, Okla, nine and one-quarter
miles; change of line at Glazier, Texas,
and at different points between Canad-
ian. Texas and Panhandle, Texas,
amounting in all to thirty-one miles.
All of this is work in connection with
reduction of grade of the Panhandle
division, the Southern Kansas of Texas
and the Pecos & Northern Texas to a
maximum of 6 grade to connect with
the new cutoff between Texico and Rio
Puerco, New Mexico.
I'VE are also constructing a change
OF line, twenty-five miles in length be-
tween Panhandle, Texas, and Amarillo,
Texas, to take the place of a line which
We have from Panhandle to Washburn,
Texas, where we strike the Fort Worth
& Denver City railway, and to avoid
running over its line as at present be-
tween Washburn and Amarillo.
I'VE have also completed during the
Amarillo and Texico, amounting in all
to twenty-five miles, in the course of
our grade-reduction work.
I'VE expect in 1908 to build short
changes Of line at Mulvane. Kan, one
on either side of wellington, Kan, and
one at Alva, eight miles in length, in
further continuation of our grade-re-
duction work. The first two mentioned
changes of line, however, are made nee
essary by way of increased yard re-
quirements at Mulvane and wellington
Kan.
We have also during the past year
practically completed the grading of
second track between Nixon, Iowa, and
Wyaconda, Mo-, eighteen miles, and
have laid about ten miles of track on
same We have completed the grading
for second track and laid track on same
from Media, Ill, to East Fort Madison,
Ill, twenty-six miles, and have graded
for second track between Ancona and
Holton. ILL.,. thirty-one miles; between
Chiilicothe and Edelstein, ILL.,, eight
miles, and between Knox and Media, |
Ill, thirty-two miles, amounting in all
to lis miles. We have laid track on |
this between Chillicothe and Edelstein |
a distance of eight miles. We have also |
practically graded for second track be- |
tween zWyaconda and Bucklin, Mo-,
miles, and between Sibley |
and Elton, Mo-, ten miles. Grading will |
be about seventy-f1ve per cent complet- |
ed between these points by January 1. |
from Carrollton to Carrollton junction,
about three miles, and from Camden to
Camden Junction. about two miles, and
have constructed connecting tracks at
this point and at intermediate stations
with the wabash railroad with the idea
of using their road in connection with
our own for second track between CAM
den Junction and Carrollton.
I'VE have also during the past year
second-track tunnel
through the Ration mountains, between
Wootton, Col. and Lynn, New Mexico,
!, 100 feet in length. The excavation
will all be completed about the 5th or
10th of January. This tunnel is being
lined with concrete at the present time,
and it is expected to complete the lin
Ing and put the tunnel in operation
about March l. 1t is the in
teution this coming year to enlarge the
Did tunnel at this point to the same
section as the tunnel just being built
and to line it with concrete"
All this work is under the charge of
G. A. Morse, chief engineer, Topeka,
Kan.