The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-26
RAILROAD NEWS.
Missouri Pacific Spends Nearly
Three Millions.
Most of This Has Gone Towards
Needed improvements.
PURCHASE NEW STOCK
Motive Power and Cars to BE
Largely Increased.
Other Items Of Interest to
Railway People.

| The Missouri Pacific and Iron Noun
| tain System invested, during the fisca
year just closed, $2,714. 1873 81 in addi-
tions and improvements. For the main
tenance of locomotive and car equip
ment it spent &C. 99s, 1868 IS, an increase
| of 81, 217, 331.0 OF over the previous year
Contracts amounting to $1,S45,750 for
new locomotives and to $7,795,650 fol
new cars, a total of $9,641, 400, were
made.
During the fiscal year, according to
the report of Vice President c. s.
Clarke BIAS miles of new rail was laid
i've pound type. In addition there was
laid 1917 miles of passing track.
The new ballasting covered 240.4 miles
of road, while 1915 miles of line were
reballasted. The statements do not in
dictate the mileage of improvement work
by states.
OF the $2,714,1 1884 invested in addi-
lions and improvements, 81, 736. 099. "a was
applied to track work, s2S3, IS for new
stations and $172,213.24 for shop i'm
provements and tools. The $1,736, ga
used for track betterment and terminal
enlargement had for it's object the in
creasing Of facilities for handling traf-
f1c more expeditiously and economical
1y.
The money devoted to track improve
ments was utilized as follows: Heavier
rail, $405 039.12; new passing tracks,
s104, 825.33; new yard tracks, $3.50, 063. so;
new second tracks, $141, 062. 65 new house
and team tracks. $32,3S2.4s; new indus
trial tracks, $1363S2.84; ballast, $780,
753. 81; bridges, culverts and trestles,
1921. 269.77; track elevation and depres-
sion $1S1.81, and change of grade and
alignment, $121, 137.S7. In addition there
was spent 1852, 30S % for widening cuts
and fills, which would bring the total
up to more than 100000.
Financial arrangements were made in
April with the KnickerbOcker Trust
company and the Mercantile Trust COM
pany, both of New York City, for the
new locomotive and car equipment,
costing $9,641, 400. The plans provided
for 135 locomotives and $500 cars, in
Guiding 800 coal, $50 ballast $50 stock
motives are now being received by the
road.
The exhibits also indicate that ST.
555, 297 80 has been invested in the past
few years in new lines and extensions,
as follows: White River line, $40, $685.
24S.O3; Memphis. Helena and Louisiana
line 50, 713, 222. 80 ;Eudora-Gilbert branch.
s601, $685. Gurdon and Fort Smith road,
81, 1928, 592. 18; Gurdon and Fort Smith
Northern, $50, 1928. 81; Springfield South
western, 1929, 122.47, and second main
track from Alley Junction to Bixby, Ill,
1929, 823.47.
The system has expended, so far
e709 041.03 on the new hump yards at
Dupo, opposite South ST. Louis, of which
1891. IS was spent in the last fiscal
year. Grading for thirty-eight miles of
track is finished, and yard tracks ag-
21.61 miles are laid.
In the new coal lines in southern
Illinois 1914, 200.S5 has been invested.
These roads are the Wabash Southern,
the Coal Belt Electric, the Herrin &
Johnston City, the Marion & Harris
burg and the Marion & Johnston City.