Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
RAILROADS OCCUPY
NEW UNION STATION

The freight and passenger trains of the
Washington Southern, Southern. Seaboard
Air Line. Chesapeake and Ohio and At
lantic Coast Line started using the new
tracks in the cut on Maryland avenue
from the foot of 14th to Sth streets south
west May 81. that marking the abandon
ment of the surface tracks
1t was announced on July 30 that the
Wabash railroad proposed to seek en-
trance to this city by the way of the
Great Falls and Old Dominion electric
railway, and that surveying had been
commenced preparatory to extending the
electric road further up the Potomac.
with view of entering LeeSburg and
later crossing the river to Frederick.
General George H. Harries, vice presi-
dent of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, in reference to an in
quiry from the District Commissioners
concerning the complaint of overcrowd-
ing of cars and the lack of accommoda-
ton at the Anacostia bridge, stated that
the improvements were to be made.
AS the result of collision of pas
senger car carrying 100 or more persons
and freight car loaded with steel rails.
Church Railway Company. at Spruce
Station. between Fort Myer Heights and
Clarendon. Va. Wednesday morning. July
3. thirty-two persons were injured, several
OF WnOm QieO later.
A deed o. trust conveying the rights,
franchise and property Of the Washing
ton. Arlington and Falls Church Railway
Company. to William H. Clark of Phila-
delphia to secure notes made by the COM
pany at different dates, aggregating
900 of which s31. 500 was held by the
western Land Association of Minnesota
and $4,000 by Lydia s. Hinchmann, was
filed in the; District courts A similar
paper, covering the same amounts and
made payable to the same parties, was
filed by the company in the circuit court
of Alexandria county. Va.
Major Charles Hine, receiver of the
Washington, Arlington and Falls Church
railroad, took charge of sthe affairs of
the road October 1. and the following day
Issued statement declaring his intention
to develop the electric railroad to the
maximum of it's possibilities and to con-
serve the interests of all concerned
The patrons on the Metropolitan branch
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad be-
tween this city and Boyds, Md. made an
appeal December for better service
Claiming that local trains were DELAYED
as result of the fast trains running be.
hind time out of the new station. 30
The first trip oyer the new electric rail-
road between Washington. Baltimore and
Annapolis was made October 6. The Off
Gals and guests boarded one of the big
motor cars at Odenton, Md, which was
drawn by locomotive and went to within
six miles of Baltimore. The party then
came to this city. Car shops for the com.
pany have been erected at Academy
Junction. The main building is 256 feet
long and 30 feet wide. accommodating
twelve cars. The terminal in this city is
to be located at 18th and H streets north.
east.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad occu.
pied the new Union station October 81
The work of moving the effects from the
old depot to the new station began at
o'clock Saturday evening. October %. The
ticket office was not removed until after
the departure of train No. IL. at 12:5
o'clock Sunday morning The last of the
effects of the ticket Office were taken tic
the new station after the departure OF
train No II at 2:52 o'clock Sunday morn.
ing. The last wagon to leave the old de.
pot started with it's load for the new sta.
ton at 1925 O'Clock Sunday morning. Oc.
tober p. Train No. 10 was the first tc
enter the new tr'-7inal and was in charge
of Thomas F. l aldon, conductor, and M
B. Donaldson, engineer. The first ticket
sold al the new station was a local tc
Laurel. Md, and the last sold at the ole
depot was also a local.