The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-28
.FARMV|LLE TOHAVE
NEW RAILWAY LINE
Virginia Air Line to Be Con
tinued from James River to
Meet N. & w.
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ARvoNIA, VA, June 27.--As The
Virginia Air Line Railway, extending
from Bremo to Lindsay. is nearing
completion, movement with great
promise is on foot to extend the Buck :
ingham Branch of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway southwark from Rosney
to Tnrmville, thus placing the latter
town IN direct communication with
Washington and the North.
That the scheme is not a visionary
one, 1t is enough to state that 1t Is
headed by Captain T. o. Troy. who
built the Virginia Air Line. and who
is reckoned as one of the most level
headed men in Central Virginia.
The Farmville Board of Trade. COM
posed mostly Of prominent young bust
ness men of the place. have taken the
matter UP and are determined to push
IT to conclusion. 1t is understood
that certain percentage of the
amount necessary to construct the
road Will have to be raised locally, or.
to be exact, about 20 per cent. AS
soon as this amount is in sight ar
rangemenis will be made 10 begin
work upon the road
The Virginia Air Line. whose totaI
Length Is thirty miles cost about 5000
ocO, or $4,000 the mile. 1t Is one OF
the best constructed roadbeds in tVir-
GINA, having only a per cent grade
strongest type. The bridges and tres res.
ties are OF concrete and steel. 1t is
the purpose of those heading the new
enterprise to construct road from
Rosney to Farmville comparable to
that between Bremo and Lindsay. 1t
is estimated that the cost Of the new
road, with possible rehabilitation of
tho Buckingham branch, will be in
tho neighborhood of $l.OOo,0O0 This
amount Will serve to connect Farm
Vile with Washington by a railroad
unsurpassed in the State for its road
bed.
The Buckingham branch, which ex-
tends from Brcmo southwark to Ros-
ney, station In Buckingham county,
Is twenty-one miles In length. Rosney
Is sixteen miles north of Farmville, In
case the road is extended southwark
from Rosney to Farmville, the Buck
ingham branch will be rehabilitated,
the bridges and trestles made new, and
the roadbed Strengthened. This will be
done most likely by or for the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway. One import
ant change which will be made will be
the building OF new bridge across
James River, between Aryonia and
Eremo. near the station now knows as
Bridgeport.
This will save two miles, and will
connect the Buckingham branch in
straight line with the new Virginia
Air Line, which. joins the James River
division at Upper Bremo,
TIE present purpose of.ethe projec-
tors is to build the road to Tarmville
from Rosney: but 1t Is almost certain
that as soon as plans are made to COM
plete this short link between Farm
Vile and the North, the road will be
extended southwark from Farmyllle.
A roadbed, built In 1891. already ex-
tends from Farmville to Hampden-
Sidney, distance Of seven miles. "A
small expenditure would replace some
of the work which has been washed
away, and south OF Hampden- Sidney
the country lies we'll for continuing
the road at small cost. 1t Is thought
the new road will eventually be ex-
tended either directly to Danvllle or to
Keysville or brakes Branch, on the
Southern Railway. connecting thus
with Danvlle., This line from Dam
Vile to Washington would be consid-
erably shorter than the present limo
through Lynchburg and 'Charlottes-
Willie.
From the present outlook, Arvonia
will be connected with Washington by
a direct line about August LIST, when
the new road through Fluvanna will
be fully completed. There are already
two trains on the road, running north
of Palmyra. and business is already
brisk In the way OF the hauling OF
both passengers and freight. A large
force OF men is engaged In laying the
track between PALMYRA and Upper
Bremo, The rondbed has been COM