The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-20

ON WORCESTER
DIVISION START

the Worcester division of the New Haven
X. r., principal among the construction
items being 20 miles of new rail- the re-
placing OF several wooden bridges on
the Willimantic and Pawtuxct Valley
branches with steel or concrete struc-
lures the enlargement OF the South wor-
cester yards and Improvement OF the
facilities at the engine house yard in this
city.
The Worcester division comprises about
200 miles OF main track. radiating from
this city in various directions, viz, to
Worcester. Franklin, Fall River, Bristol.
| Hope, Willtmantic and Douglas Junction.
| The renewing of the rail on the lines to
Pascoag and Wilmantic. which has been
/ going on for several years. will advance
| so far this year that another season will
| doubtless see the work completed. .On the
| Wlllimantic line, also, the replacing OF
several wooden bridges by steel will
| leave but few OF the older structures
| standing to limit the use of the heaviest
engine on that line. on the main stem
| of the division, the old Providence and
Worcester road. the most important work
| pertains 10 tho terminals.
The work has reference solely 20 ap-
proved work, and Is either in progress or
will shortly be begun. There are, OF
| cOuIsts many olllcI JoDS pltiHtu
consideration or even appropriated for.
but lacking as yet the final word OF Off
| cial approval which will set the dirt fly
| ing. Some OF them. too, are extensive.
| Some of the largest improvements in
| Providence pertain to the engine accom-
modations at Charles street A steel turn
| table, 50 feet in length, has just been
| completed there.
The power for operating the table is
rot determined. but will, 1t Is not unlikely.
be a gasoline engine.
| Two cranes for handline the locomotive
| coal have been installed here. Buckets
holding a cubic yard. or about a ton OF
coal, something of the camshell dredge
| style, scoop up the coal and deposit II In
the locomotive tender, requiring about
minute to coal an engine.
The largest yard additions TO be made
| this summer are at South Worcester.
Nearly a mile of this track addition, or.
| 90 be exact, 5000 feet. is to be in the
South Worcester yard No 9. famous for
the queer antics which were played by
| the quicksand foundation some seven
| years ago, when the tracks were being
| laid.
! At Hamlet, in Woonsocket, an indus
| trial spur will be built TO the French
| Worsted m.ll. the new industry from
France. as soon as the mill company does
| the grading.
Berkeley has a 2-foot addition to the
| brick station there completed. II is for
| further freight accommodations.
The Rhode Island Perkins Horseshoe
company at Valley Falls has been maxi
| ing changes In it's plant. and the tracks
on it's land are to be relocated to effect
the more economical handling OF material
| for the horseshoe company and to permit
| the use OF locomotives In the factory
| premises, which has heretofore been I'M
| practicable.
At Pawtucket the brick freight house
| is being extended, with the same con-
| structon as the original structure. The
| rev part will he i0Ox50 feet in size.
Darlington's or East Pawtucket's. in
| creased business in bulk freight has
called for 5000 feet of delivery track, in
two pieces. with driveway between.
| which is in process of construction,
The Warren Manufacturing company
at Warren has needs which will, 1t Is
expected, be fully met with 1000 feet OF
new side track
| At Centreville there Is nearing compile
ton a new freight house. 25x6O feet, with
concrete floor and platform while the
yard has recently been entirely rearrang-
ed and additional track laid.
The summers track renewals on the
| Worcester division will include the lay
ing of 20 miles of S-pound rail, half each
on the Providence -Pascoag and Provl-
dence- willimantic branches
The new rail on the Pascoag branch
| will begin mile west OF Smithfeld and
| extend to Tarkiln, and that on the Wilt
| mantle branch begins at ia miles west NJ
| Lisbon, Conn, and extends TO Scotland.
Work will be started soon on a passing
siding at Bristol Highlands, on the Bris-
tol branch OF the east-shore electric lines.
The siding will be 700 feet long and be a
great operating convenience on this sim
gle-track branch.
The installation OF electric lights In all
the principal stations between East Prov!-
dence, Fall River and Bristol. Is to De
carried out as soon a possible, the power
to be furnished by the Rhode Island COM
pany's Manchester street station in this
city.
The filing in of the waters north of
| Wilkesbarre Pier East Providence with
the debris taken out OF the tunnel, is
n work-iH- progress. which is a forerun-
ner OF enlarged .eoal handling facilities
on the east shore.
At Clyde. on the Pawtuxet Valley
branch bridge 7s, over highway, sim
| gle-span Howe truss of GO feet, with four
stringer spans beside, is TO be replaced
by steel girders. The necessary masonry
changes are made and the job is under
way.
The south end OF the Clyde trestlc,
bridge 7s, has been rebuilt for 10 feet.
By retaining the trestle structure the
Messrs. Knight retain the right. Iona
held. OF cold storage beneath the main
tracks
Lonsdale avenue bridge, i'm Pawtucket,
bridge No. II. which carries highway
and the street railway track over tho
railroad is to be rebuilt and plans are
being drawn for a single-span steel bridge
here. The wall on the east side is TO oe
moved back about eight feet to allow Of
better spacing OF the tracks beneath.
The single-span Howe truss deck bridge
at woonsocket. Ne 81. over the Black
stone river. short distance souht Of the
Main street passenger station is having
part OF the chords in the middle truss re-
newed The plies which have recently
been driven In the river are a temporary
support.
on the Hamlet freight branch in woon-
socket a concrete pier has taken the
place OF the pile bents In the rear Of the
Nourse mill. and the timber bridge has
been rebuilt
LIKE HIGGINS
Coy. Hughes NJ New Xorlr hos