Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-08
BALTIMORE AND ANNAPOLIS
PLANS OF ELECTRIC RAILWAY
SOON TO BE OPERATED.
Local Terminal at 18th and II
Streets Northeast-Yard at
Chesapeake Junction.

An electric sign reading Baltimore and
Annapolis" is soon to be placed over one
of the entrances to the Oxford Hotel to
| indicate the location of the ticket Office
of the Washington. Baltimore and An
napolis electric railway. 1t was stated
that the Annapolis branch of the line will
probably be opened the latter part of this
| month. but owing to difficulties encoun-
tered in the construction near Baltimore
the latter branch will probably not be
ready until the 10th of next month.
| George 7. Bishop president of the rail-
way company; ]. y. Shannahan, general
manager. and G. E. Fisher. president of
the Fidelity Construction Company. build
er of the road. were pleased with the first
trip they made over the road Sunday. On
| reaching Chesapeake Junction. where the
cars OF the new road will move on to the
tracks of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. the members of the
inspection party looked over the ground
and noted the improvements In progress
there. Later they visited the vicinity Of
10Th and III streets northeast. and viewed
the terminal station in course of construc-
ton.
The entrance of the new road into the
District at Chesapeake junction and other
changes will make a great difference in
the appearance of that locality Work
men have already removed the building
of the Chesapeake Beach Railway Com
pany a considerable distance to, the
east. In order to make room for the new
yard it was necessary to grade the hill
just south and east of the site. The work
is about completed. and entirely new con-
ditiOns will greet excursionists when they
reach the office of the company next sea-
son.
Local Terminal Station. -
Work on the new terminal station at
18th and II streets northeast is being
pushed. and the members of the inspec-
ton party were pleased with the outlook
there. 1t is being done by the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company at a
cost of about $4,000. including the pur-
chase of the land, putting In the tracks
and loop and erecting the buildings
When the loop is finished it will facilitate
the handling of passengers by the WASH
mgton Railway and Electric Company, as
IL VIII do away with the present method
OF changing cars at that point 1t will
also mean that the cars will be run be-
meath shed at the new station, protect
ing the patrons from the weather.
The new station is being erected where
it will not interfere with the use of the
Bennins road, being thirty feet to the north
of the north line of the road and east
of the Bladensburg road. The loop is
entirely upon the property Of the COM
pany and will not be constructed acrsss
the Bladensburg road. Four stub-end
tracks are to be constructed from the
line of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company into the yard of the
terminal station. while the tracks of the
through line will remain whore they now
are. Owing to the way the new cars for
the Washington, Baltimore and Annapo-
lis line are constructed it will be impos-
sible for them to enter the city west of
the terminal station, where the under
ground system is in operation.
The new cars are finished, it was said
today, and they will be shipped here as
soon as the tracks are ready. Some of
them Will arrive the latter part Of this
month others coming in later. The cur
rent for the new road is to be supplied by
the Benning plant of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, and the
cars OF the new company are to be under
the supervision of the officials Of that
company after entering the District.