Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11
AN INTERURBAN LINE
ELECTRIC RAILWAY BETWEEN
WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE. .

Residents of Washington are so used to
the talk OF a trolley line between Balti-
more and Washington that the most of
them may have lost sight Of he fact that
there is line being constructed that will
be among the best interurban roads Of the
country, and that efforts are being made
to complete it by July 1. That date was
originally set for the opening of the line
and the contractors are making every ef-
fort to have the work done on time.
There have been good many drawbacks
in the construction, and special trouble has
been met in filling the marshes near
Gwynn's falls. But this trouble, it is
claimed, is being overcome.
The route between the two cities is about
forty miles long and passes through an UNI
developed territory. One Of the greatest
achievements and benefits In the construc-
ton of the road will be the elimination of
grade crossings. The railway tracks will
go under or over all country roads and
railroad crossings along the line. There
will be five open bridges on the line. They
will span Gwynn's falls. the Patapsco, the
Little Patuxent, the Big Patuxent and the
on the road, and it will be possible to de-
velop great speed in going over the line.
For five miles north of Odenton and for
over four miles south from the Little Pa
tuxent the road Is an air line.
Most of the grading has been completed
and some Of the bridges are nearing COM
pletfon. All the bridges will have concrete
abutments, all of which have been COM
pleted There are five large steam shovels
at work on the line-one at Bowie, another
at Lanham, a third just south of the Big
Patuxent, the fourth at Clifford and the
fifth at Westport. More than 200 teams are
in daily use in connection with the grading
Of the line.
Equipment Of the Best.
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The road will be double-track on the
main line between Baltimore and Washing
ton and single-track from Odenton to An
napolis. The rails Of the whole system
will be eighty-pound T rails, and the ties
will be laid not on the dirt, but on bed
of crushed stone, beside having stone bal
last There will be numerous sidings both
on the double and single-track systems to
allow the express trains to pass the locals.
sixty miles an hour when running a single
car and will take a train of five cars at the
rate OF forty-f1ve miles when trains are
made up. The cars will be run singly or
In trains as the traffic warrants.
The individual cars, it is declared, re-
semble Pullman coaches, and will be most
comfortable and luxurious. What the fare
will be between Baltimore and Washington
stated, that the tariff will be made very
reasonable. The forty-mile trip will occupy
seventy-two minutes. The schedule will
be arranged with a view to the convenience
of the public, and for the benefit espe-
cially Of the many people who live in one
of the two cities and work in the other.
The current for q portion of the new
line will be furnished by the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Company Of Washington. The
company will not erect a power plant Of
its own, as it is said the management de-
sires to see what the Susquehanna power
plants will do when they begin operations.
The substantial manner in which the
road Is being constructed is impressive.
Everything is of the best and the work.
manship is Of a high standard. The road
bed will equal that of the leading interur-
ban lines Of the country.