Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06


Maryland. This does not include the
Baltimore & Ohio's share in the new
Union station being built az Washing
ton.
Yards at Brunswick.
Probably the largest and most inn
portant Improvement to be made on
the Baltimore & Ohio during the pres
ent year, and the most extensive in
contemplation, is the enlargement Of
the freight yards at Brunswick, Md,
by an addition for the classification
of eastbound freight, and which,
when completed. will be the largest
freight yard in the country. The Inn
proyement VIII cost approximately
81 900 600 The present freight yard at
this point covers an area OF 70 acres
and has So tracks, with a total of "a
miles and a capacity of $500 cars.
With the addition the yard will cover
IS acres and contain 81 miles of yard
tracks, with a total capa city OF 6,460
cars. The work is now under way and
will be pushed vigorously 70 compile,
ton, despite the increased cost OF la
Dor and material
New Pier at Locust Point.
At Baltimore work has been begun
at Locust Point on a new freight pier
which. when completed, will be the
finest pier on the Atlantic coast. 1t
will be known as Pier No. s. II will
be two stories in height and will have
floor space of 100000 square feet. or
about double the combined floor space
of Piers 6, Z, and 9, which have been
removed. The pier will also have
berth space for three OF the largest
vessels that come TO Baltimore II is
estimated that it will cost 100000
At Riverside, Baltimore. improve
ments aggregating an expenditure of
100000 have been ordered The COM
pany is erecting two small 26-stall
round-houses-one for passenger and
one for freight engines; two S0-foot
turntables and pits: oilhouses, 80 by
IS feet; machine shop, and a power
building 100 by 250 feet In the latter
building will Tie located The stores de,
partment, carpenter shop, tin shop,
machine shop, engine and boiler room.
and on the second floor. at one end,
win be located the general yard Of
fees. All buildings are to be con-
structed OF concrete, brick and steel
and win be heated throughout by
steam. The total cost will be $780,
600.
Three Miles Double Track.
About three miles of double track
are being laid on the old main line of
the road. between HoIlofield Md, on
the east, and Davis, Nd, on the west.
Double track is also being laid be-
tween Sterling and Nova, o., on the
Chicago division, distance of about
% miles and the laying of third and
fourth tracks between McKeesport,
Pa, and Wheeling Junction, near
Pittsburg, is about completed
The schedule of Improvements is an
extensive one. Considerable work is
being done in the way of enlarging the
freight terminals OF the company at
both Parkersburg and Wheeling, w.
Va. The improvements at Parkers-
burg consists OF increasing the ter
minal facilities by enlarging the yard
to about double its former capacity,
and the necessary round-houses, shop
buildings, etc.
At Wheeling the company is con-
structing new passenger ,station,
which win be one Of the finest on the
system.
At Philadelphia.
At East Side, Philadelphia, CLASH
fication yard; engine-house, shop
buildings, etc. are being built at a cos.
OF between 100000 and 100000. Con
siderable work has been done for the
new line between Johnstown, Pa. and
Somerset, Pa.
1t is contemplated to establish a
large produce and express yard at
Camden Station. Baltimore. in connec-
ton with the plan to extensively en-
large the terminal facilities at this
point. SO far, however, it has not
been decided to 60 ahead with this. |
work Much depends upon the granting
of necessary privileges by the city |
council.
The Baltimore & Ohio has under
consideration the replacement OF the
single-track bridge across the Susque-
hanna river, on the Philadelphia