Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-07
DOUBLE TRACK To
Be READY BY
CHRISTMAS
By End Of Year Santa Fe viii
Have $40 Miles of It Be-
tween Chicago and Kansas
City.

BY Christmas Of this wear the Santa
Fee win have IN operation between Chi
cago n Kansas city $40 miles OF
double track. All of which viii be
perfectly equipped and in the best OF
condition.
This statement was made by J. f..
Burnley. general manager of the San
Ia Fe, in Topeka after he had just re-
turned from a trip over the line be-
tween Kansas City ana Chicago. In
addition Mr.. Hurley added h a the
work a already commenced on the
completion Of the double track, and
that q large portion Of the $40 miles
of double track will be in operation be
fore Christmas.
when this work is completed the
Santa ZEE will have a complete double
track line between the Mississippi
river n Chicago. with the exception
Of one small stretch Of 81 miles. The
remaining portion OF the line which
viii not be double tracked this year is
a stretch of 90 miles I'm Missouri. This
portion of the line has been graded
and IL all ready for the laying Of the
rails. However, the character of the
soil in Missouri Is such as to require
about q year to settle the grade and
on this account the completion of this
portion of the track will he delayed a
year. All the line between Kansas
City and Chicago. including these two
sections. will be completed during the
summer Of 1903. As the Santa Pc is
the most direct line between these two
points. the addition Of n double track
ought to prove a great boon for the
road.
The completion of the double track
will give the Santa Fe a direct line
from Chicago to Newton, via the Kan
sas City-Emporia CUTOFF, a distance Of
81 miles. The entire mileage Of dou-
BILE track will be laid with first class
material, and the ballast will be Of
the highest quality OF crushed stone.
The line from end to end Will he
equipped with a modern interl0cking
system.
The Santa Fe road had already
spent $4,000, 600 ON the Chicago-Kan-
gas City double track when the recent
financial panic made it impossible for
the work to continue. one million
dollars was needed to complete the
work. and this amount has now been
secured. Several short stretches of
the track were at thai time complet-
ed. and in other places the grades had
been completed as wen as many
bridges so that an that remains TO be
done towards completing the $40
miles Is the laying of the track and
ballasting.
The business outlook from the
standpoint of the railroads at the
time seems 90 bee a little
brighter. The movement OF the wheat
,rop has added TO the volume of traf-
fc. Most of this business, however,
far Is but local, very little hay
ng been shipped to foreign points.
Most of the wheat is being shipped to
Kansas city at the present time. As
as confidence Is restored in the
,ast ana the factories which are now
down resume work, it Is certain
the volume of railroad business
viii again attain normal proportions.
The shops which are now running
IN full time. 1t is understood. will
running fun time unless
takes a further slump. which
8 not expected at this time. The san
a Fe now has plenty or equipment for
handling a big crop and the policy
# the road seems to he to keep ahead
# the business so that no a short
will again present itself. And To
;ain this end the shops will run with
,ut further Interruption.