The Arizona sentinel., 1909-08-05
Laying Track on
San Diege-Yumd Ry.

week mas GU0 IOllOWlHS SOOu
news concerning the Spreckels
road being built from San Diego
to Yuma:
The first order for rolling
stock was yesterday placed by
the San Diego & Arizona rail-
road.
The equipment is to consist of
the latest types of locomotives
and cars for construction work
and is to be used chiefly on the
heavy grades in Mexico.
Track laying on the first IL
miles of main line will begin next
week at two points-at the foot
of Twelfth street and near the
brewery.
Within the next 60 days, it is
announced, the first construction
train will be placed IN operation.
To bring the first train ever
operated by the San Diego &
Arizona railroad direct from the
east under its own power is the
plan of the officials of the COM
pany.
This train will be owned in its
entirety, as will also the first
consignment of freight, by the
San Diego & Arizona railroad.
1t will consist of a locomotive,
So fat and 10 box cars and one
water and one oil tank. The
starting point will be st. Louis,
Mo-, and en- route the train will
stop at Pueblo, where the flats
will be loaded with an additional
1000 tons of steel rails.
Arriving in San Diego the
train will continue over the first
II miles of main line, which will
be completed by that time, be-
tween this city and Tia Juana.
1t is proposed to make this the
first regular construction train
to pass over the company's tracks
and it is probable that officials
of the company and a few other
notables will make the trip.
Such are the plans as formu-
lated in the minds of officials con-
neeted with the department of
equipment. Orders for the loco
motive were placed with the
American Locomotive company
yesterday and The contract calls
for it's delivery within sixty days.
The steel cars are to be furnish
ed by the American Car and
Foundry company of st. Louis,
Mo-, and according to present
plans all will be completed at
the same time as will the loco
motive in order that they may
be sent here in one special train.
Officials connected with the
railways department of equip
ment are sanguine that their
plan to run the first construction
train over the main track shortly
after October l will be realized
unless some unforeen obstacle
iuterferes with the progress of
the work.
The first consignment of steel
rails left the steel mills at Flu
eblo, Colo, July "a, and is due
here by Saturday night. This
shipment consists of Is cars, or
1000 tons. AS soon as the rails
are nnloaded tracklaying will be-
gin under the direction of an en-
pert who is here to superintend
operations. The rails will be
placed by machinery.
The engine ordered is Of the
six. wheel type and will be used
for switching. Its total weight
will be 185, 900 pounds. The base
of the driving wheels is II feet,
diameter of cylinders Is inches
and of the trailing wheels 33
inches. The driving journals
are 8 by 9 inches: of the tender
At by 8 inches; the tender has a
capacity of 5000 gallons of water
and 4 tons of fuel. The height
of the stack above the rails is Ia
feet. The width of the engine
is 9 feet 8 inches and it's length
over all 80 feet 10 inches.
The SO Hat cars ordered are to
be of pressed steel of the latest