Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-07
TRIP OVER NEW ROAD
inspection of Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis Ry.
CARS WILL SOON BE RUN
Bullet From Rifle Whizzes Past Head
of an Official.
LINE IS D0UBLE-TRACKED
Intention Is to Have Trains Enter
This City-Details Of
the Journey.

Welcomed to the District of Columbia
with a rifle bullet, which crashed through
an H street car window and whizzed past
his left ear, John N. Shanahan, second
vice president and general manager OF
the Washington, Baltimore and Annapo-
lis Railway Company, conducted party
from Baltimore and this city over the
greater part of the new line yesterday.
The shooting was Incidental, occurring
lust after the travellers had left the
new line and transferred to special car
at Chesapeake Junction. Manager Shan
ahan's neck was sprinkled with powdered
glass, but the bullet, having cut clean
hole in the window back of him, evident
ly left the car by an open window OPP
posite. At any rate. it did not lodge In
the anatomy Of any Of the passengers.
Where it came from was not learned, any
more than where 1t went.
The new trolley taps the country be-
tween Washington and Baltimore In a
region that for the 8 eater distance has
been without adequate transportation ia
ciiities. The line runs to the west of
Laurel and RiYerdale, and from Academy
Junction, Md, q spur Will lead to An
napolis, The company owns thtrty-four
miles of private right of way, and Is
double tracked throughout. grade cross
ings being eliminated wherever possible.
there being only Ave in Anne Arundel
county, There will be about one hundred
miles of trackage.
Transfers at Chesapeake Junction.
Until it is possible for the heavy cars
to run directly into Washington, with q
terminus at New York avenue and 18th
street, passengers will be transferred at
Chesapeake Junction. But the cars will
be run from the first directly into Balti-
more, It is expected that the main line
will be in operation by December l.
Officials of the line with guests from
Washington and Baltimore, yesterday met
at Odenton and boarded one of the big
motor cars, which had just arrived from
the car shops at Niles. Mich, being
brought over the railways on its own
wheels. The road has not been electri-
fed. SO the car had to be drawn by q
locomotive. The party was first taken
north to within six miles Of Baltimore.
where there is a gap in the rails up to
city. Then the trip was begun to Wash
ington. The double track is laid all the
way, through deep cuts. over ilevel coun-
try and upon some immense fills. The
roads at great expense by heavy iron
and concrete bridges. Workmen were Ia
boring yesterday at the so-cal!ed Ma
gruder cut" not far from Chesapeake
Junction. Out the rest OF the fOaQDeQ ap-
peared to be virtually completed.
Car Shops at Academy Junction.
At Academy Junction car shops have
been erected by the Reinforced Concrete
Construction Company Of Cleveland, un-
der the direction Of C. W. Lundorfr. The
building Is 256 feet long by 90 feet wide,
and has accommodations for twelve cars.
pit has been constructed under each
track 50 as to enable the mechanics to re-
pair the running gear Of the cars. The
main compartment Of the shop Is 80 by a
feet. and has an electric crane, with q
span Of AZ feet. for conveying parts of the