The daily tribune., 1908-07-18
WILL MAKE MANY IMPROVE.
MENTS IN TnEL LOCAL YARDS

I MIND IN lu6 lUIAl IAkUS
The Rio Grande Railroad company
has decided to make many improve
ments in the local yards. beginning
almost at once. The engineers are
I now in the field running lines and It
is expected that as soon as their part
I Of the work is completed. the other
work will start.
The present south track or the one
that Is used by the east bound trains,
J will be moved north 80 that there
will be q sixteen. foot center between
that and the other track. This will
reduce tbs curve and bring the en-
gines closer to the water spout for
filling the tanks.
The track that IL at present used ~
the, main lire will DO used thereafter
for the passing track, especially that
part Of 1t between the two switches
west Of the depot. and that part Of 1t
in front Of the depot and east Of the
first switch will be used as the main
line. Another line is to be cut in
north Of the present tracks. running
from Frazier avenue to the first
switch west of the depot and all east.
bound trains will take this track in
coming into the local yards aud then
entering the present main line short
distance west Of the depot. 1t will go
east over the line that Is now used.
This passing track will BIO long
enough to accommodate two freight
trains and when froghts are held up
pending the arrival or departure Of
the passenger trains they will be re.
CURED to 60 in on the passing track
and remain there until the passenger
trains leave the yard, and then they
will either back in or out and resume
their journey. A switch wi II be cut
in from the new track 30 that
freights can enter the passing track
either from the east or west
Another passing track is to be built
in the east end of the yards also.
Its location has not been decided,
but 1t will probably be north of the
rest Of the tracks now laid The pres
ent main line will be continued for
that purpose, but the siding track
that Is now designate as No. /, will
be kept open all the time excepting
when the occasion requires. With
this arrangement in effect it Is said
] that there will never be congestion
in the local yards because seve raj
freight trains can be accommodated
on the new track in the east end
yards. two on the passing track In
the local yards and II at any time
there are more trains than can be
accommodated at these two places,
they can be run In on the "Y" or &C.
commodated on the Coal Creek
branch.
While 1t WAS the origi nal inten-
ton Of the company to double track
from here to Adobe while the new
road was being built between here
and Canon, the money market and the
stringency forced the company to
abandon these plans. But since the
market Is improving the company
has decided 10 go ahead with the
work and will soon start to build a
i! double track bridge over Sand creek.
It has been learned positively that
:! the company's intentions are to double
!! track through 10 Denver In time.
Until the new roadbed has settled
I and hardened, slow orders have been
issued to engineers and twenty five
minutes il the time allowed to travel
between Florence and Canon City.
While the road has been built In d
substantial manner, no chances Of a
wreck are being taken.
VI Hats cleaned and reDlocked also